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Discussion on: How do you deal with burnout and low motivation?

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Matt Curcio

I always feel better when I catch up/see/meet up/hang out with people, even if for a few hours over dinner or lunch. I feel less guilty spending 2 hours for dinner then 2 hours drinking or playing miserable cell phone games(2 hrs-been know to happen).

I believe the paradox of uni/school is that it can be both hyper-social and anti-social right on top of each other. You have classes, you work on group projects or you have long stretches of solitude, reading, writing, contemplating your navel...

I know that some ppl say that only extroverts get energized by groups while introverts do not. Bogus. Everybody needs to connect with at least one person from time to time. Sometimes, I have to force myself. Being trapped in your head for long periods tends to make me too self-critical, i.e. pessimistic.

Yea, your professor may seem like an ars but they really want you to be a better version of you. Your neighbour is an jerk, so laugh about it with your other neighbour...

Find those people that bring back your own humanity.