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Discussion on: Preventing burnout 😴

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Lachelle Zhang

"In the development world not everyone understands what it is to be a developer/programmer so trying to explain that it is a mentally tiring job can be hard."
So true...

Thanks for sharing this!
Today I was reviewing some concepts and sat in front of my computer for more than 4 hours. I felt physically uncomfortable after that, then I went to play with my cat and look at the sky, and I realized that I hadn't quietly looked at the sky for a very long time.
Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do.

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Lou Willoughby

Hi Lechang, it’s so easy to do unfortunately! Time just flys and you don’t realise you’ve been staring at something for hours.
I’m really glad you managed to walk away and it helped you feel better 🙂
My cat definitely reminds me to get up most of the time, they can be a great distraction 🙂