What I learned about rest and burnout over Christmas
1. You have no idea how tired you are.
2. You keep plodding on because you have to.
3. I thought, because I was waking up every day and working all day, that I was fine. And feeling tired was normal.
4. It’s only when you stop that you know.
5. Rest is not my strong suit.
6. Happy Christmas migraine.
After that I didn't feel up to much for a couple of days. We watched films. Ate a late Christmas dinner. We did very little. For several days. After chilling out for a while, I started thinking about ideas. And watched more films. And ate nice food. I began to understand just how tired I'd been. As I began to feel better and more interested in things - reading, ideas, projects - I realised how far gone I'd been. I was too tired to notice much. Just those tasks I had to do. The irony is ... the more you try to do, the less effective you are. Your performance deteriorates. You do less. In 2022 I scarcely took any photos. Did very little writing. Failed to take notice of the beautiful place we live. Now, after about 10 days of good rest, I feel so much better. There's a lesson in this for me. I need to factor in proper rest, work less, be aware when I'm going down the slippery slope of doing too much.
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