[devonkim]

I'm going to go with the opposite in many respects to change consumption patterns - movies can be the same kind of mental junk food as tabloid magazines. But keeping yourself inspired and positive however you may do it is the goal that matters for creative professionals and avoiding burnout. But it's also important to keep trying something new and getting out of your comfort zone sometimes, and this doesn't mean trying some fancy new restaurant especially when you already eat out a lot.

Most of the mentally exhausting problems I have is most of the problems are outside my control and are how I start my day. I'm woken up either randomly by my cats or by my phone due to a production outage I have little power over. Each of these attempts to "reset" are quickly squashed due to the choices others made (I never wanted pets but I inherited them in a way, prod goes out due to services I have no control over and monitoring other people's services is both infeasible and encourages others to sit back while I do what should have been their basic duties).

So for some people, I reckon simply quitting work and purposefully not looking to work until you're ready and itching to do so again is worth trying. Much easier said than done for those not earning handsome salaries, but there are degrees to a full-blown resignation possible for most jobs I believe.