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by d33lio 2131 days ago
For me, this has been all about taking short breaks and understanding when to stop at the end of the day.

In order to improve you have to ride yourself pretty hard (otherwise you start running into the opposite problem of not improving or stagnating) but understand when you're starting to "hustle" which is a waste of energy.

Having a good means to re-charge is also essential. Always work to resist conceit / convincing yourself you're being productive when you're not. This is the quickest route to mental illness / burnout by far IMO.