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by nowherebeen 1914 days ago
I don’t have any suggestions on revenue streams, but reading your post, I can already feel how burnt out you are. You need a serious break away from your computer to clear your mind. I recently picked up biking and it has done wonders to my mental health. Try and recover first before pursuing anything else. I have been there before as well.
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I have the same reaction to the post. I do not feel he can determine a path until he resolves the burn out.

I rant into the same many years ago, pre family. My solution like yours was bicycle centric. I did a 2 month bike trip up the east coast US. Once hitting Maine I would take a bus for a while, and then ride a while. Really cleared my head and I was ready to get back into development. I would say I thought I was ready after hitting Maine, but the reality was I needed the 2, well more like 3 months break.

Thanks I think this is good advice. To clarify: I'm leaning towards indie game dev and contracting on the side for a while so I can find my balance again. I am very burned out. 100 hours per week and being involved directly with covid 19 testing took its toll.