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Definitely not. You should preserve now your abilities and build up uoir health. Find ways to relax, release stress, eat healthy and do moderate exercise. You w

Definitely not. You should preserve now your abilities and build up uoir health. Find ways to relax, release stress, eat healthy and do moderate exercise. You will a) delay or prevent burnout b) the impact of burnout would be less. I burned out at 34, that was 8y ago. Now cant still do productive work more than 4h/day. And thats on a good day. Im lucky to have sufficient expertise and high enough hourly rate to pay for my modest lifestyle. Meds and therapy help only so much. While some meds are available under social security its usually not very modern meds, so a good part of income goes to self paid therapy and more modern meds that help me be at least somewhat functional ans productive. 4y ago, my productive hours were 2h/ workday on good days. Or 1 day per week. I survived at that rate but couldnt afford necessary help to recover faster. 2y after burnout my inflammation levels were still so high that doctors suspected i had cancer. (Wasnt the case). I had to move to small town, close to nature, cut out all even the slightest stress factors from my life. Of course if i could have avoided burnout or proper medical attention and time off after burnout it would have gone better faster. Now it serves as info for others what not to fall into

luckylion 6y ago
Have you tried Modafinil? The 2h/4h workdays sound like what I experienced for quite a while a few years ago. Modafinil/Armodafinil changed that drastically. Focus is back, concentration is back, energy is back, and 2h is now essentially unheard of, with an average of 5 or 6 productive hours, and if I need to, I can easily do 8 or 10. It's like being 20 again. It's a miracle drug for me. Strong effect, no tolerance buildup, few side effects. And it's dirt cheap, even on the black market.
- nickthemagicman 6y ago
  Any recc's where to find on black market?
  - anon9001 6y ago
    Just go to a doctor. Black markets are not worth the risk. Ask around, read reviews, call the offices and be transparent about what you want. You'll find a doctor that will want to help. Modafinil/armodafinil might actually be a harder ask than adderall just because they're less common. YMMV.
    - nickthemagicman 6y ago
      Thanks.
  - luckylion 6y ago
    Dino Supplies works well in Europe.
- unnameduser1 6y ago
  The main point is to let the body recover and become healthier. Im currently using caffeine (french roast, double cup espresso on the rocks) which provides a moderate boost and is available legally over the counter where i live. Lol Pushing the body with meds, to work be able to work longer, may be just really contra productive to recovery. From my background in chemistry, biochemistry and genetics, modafinil reduces sleepines and keeps you awake. It would be dangerous for someone with burnout as they wouldnt feel the tiredness naturally and wouldnt take time to recover. The research on its effectiveness as cognitive enhancer is not conclusive yet. Probably good for people with sleeping disorders not related to burnout.
- anon9001 6y ago
  Yes, stimulants work. No, they're not that bad for you. They're also very easily legally available if you know who and how to ask. But we probably shouldn't need stimulants to have careers. I think that's why you get downvoted for suggesting that people take drugs to fix their problems. Source: I also take drugs to function with a career and am sad about it.
  - luckylion 6y ago
    Many people view anything that affects the mind fundamentally different from things that "just" affect the body (as if a clear distinction could be made). I don't. It seems to me that some consider it a form of cheating when you don't change your diet or the sports / exercise regimen, work-life-balance etc. I've tried changing my diet and different workout styles, they just didn't have the effect that stimulants provide. To me, it's essentially "if it works, it works". What makes you sad about it?
    - Viliam1234 6y ago
      Race to the bottom. If there is a stimulant that only hurts your health a little, and it becomes popular in your industry, you will have to take it in order to remain competitive, because the workload will be adapted to the new standard. > It seems to me that some consider it a form of cheating when you don't change your diet or the sports / exercise regimen, work-life-balance etc. The difference is, if you later find out that some specific diet or exercise regimen hurts your health, you can change it. If you find out that coffee (or modafinil, in the future) hurts your health, but you are socially expected to use it, then it just sucks to be you.
      - luckylion 6y ago
        Possibly, but we don't seem to see a race to the bottom, at least not yet. It appears that some people who want to push extra hard take it, and a lot of people who want to get to some level they consider normal and attainable. I've experienced very positive results, and anecdotally so have others I've recommended it to. Not "wow, I can work 10 times as much now", but rather "I have a choice how much I work now, I'm not hard-capped at an hour or two".

luckylion 6y ago

Have you tried Modafinil? The 2h/4h workdays sound like what I experienced for quite a while a few years ago. Modafinil/Armodafinil changed that drastically. Focus is back, concentration is back, energy is back, and 2h is now essentially unheard of, with an average of 5 or 6 productive hours, and if I need to, I can easily do 8 or 10. It's like being 20 again. It's a miracle drug for me. Strong effect, no tolerance buildup, few side effects. And it's dirt cheap, even on the black market.

nickthemagicman 6y ago
Any recc's where to find on black market?
- anon9001 6y ago
  Just go to a doctor. Black markets are not worth the risk. Ask around, read reviews, call the offices and be transparent about what you want. You'll find a doctor that will want to help. Modafinil/armodafinil might actually be a harder ask than adderall just because they're less common. YMMV.
  - nickthemagicman 6y ago
    Thanks.
- luckylion 6y ago
  Dino Supplies works well in Europe.
unnameduser1 6y ago
The main point is to let the body recover and become healthier. Im currently using caffeine (french roast, double cup espresso on the rocks) which provides a moderate boost and is available legally over the counter where i live. Lol Pushing the body with meds, to work be able to work longer, may be just really contra productive to recovery. From my background in chemistry, biochemistry and genetics, modafinil reduces sleepines and keeps you awake. It would be dangerous for someone with burnout as they wouldnt feel the tiredness naturally and wouldnt take time to recover. The research on its effectiveness as cognitive enhancer is not conclusive yet. Probably good for people with sleeping disorders not related to burnout.
anon9001 6y ago
Yes, stimulants work. No, they're not that bad for you. They're also very easily legally available if you know who and how to ask. But we probably shouldn't need stimulants to have careers. I think that's why you get downvoted for suggesting that people take drugs to fix their problems. Source: I also take drugs to function with a career and am sad about it.
- luckylion 6y ago
  Many people view anything that affects the mind fundamentally different from things that "just" affect the body (as if a clear distinction could be made). I don't. It seems to me that some consider it a form of cheating when you don't change your diet or the sports / exercise regimen, work-life-balance etc. I've tried changing my diet and different workout styles, they just didn't have the effect that stimulants provide. To me, it's essentially "if it works, it works". What makes you sad about it?
  - Viliam1234 6y ago
    Race to the bottom. If there is a stimulant that only hurts your health a little, and it becomes popular in your industry, you will have to take it in order to remain competitive, because the workload will be adapted to the new standard. > It seems to me that some consider it a form of cheating when you don't change your diet or the sports / exercise regimen, work-life-balance etc. The difference is, if you later find out that some specific diet or exercise regimen hurts your health, you can change it. If you find out that coffee (or modafinil, in the future) hurts your health, but you are socially expected to use it, then it just sucks to be you.
    - luckylion 6y ago
      Possibly, but we don't seem to see a race to the bottom, at least not yet. It appears that some people who want to push extra hard take it, and a lot of people who want to get to some level they consider normal and attainable. I've experienced very positive results, and anecdotally so have others I've recommended it to. Not "wow, I can work 10 times as much now", but rather "I have a choice how much I work now, I'm not hard-capped at an hour or two".