[briefelk99]

I start feeling the same way after a week of vacation. It might be due to a lack of a routine? Or maybe my lack of a routine ends up turning boredom into a routine itself.

Wake up, watch TV, scroll through HN/Reddit/Twitter, eat, sleep, repeat. There are literally zero stressors motivating me to do more. The things I already do don't feel as rewarding because I didn't have to go through any hurdles to get them.

I don't know what the right solution is, but creating artificial stressors (isn't that what we're all doing anyway?) has helped me stay sane. One way I do this is by diving deep into questions which I really want the answer to: Who invented X? Why did the Roman Empire fall? What made Islam or Christianity so popular? What is Web 3.0? My mind immediately gets excited as I start scouring the web for answers or even reaching out to a friend who might know more. No longer bored and better informed.

I suspect hobbies and conversations stimulate a similar effect.

[retrac]

> I start feeling the same way after a week of vacation. It might be due to a lack of a routine?

Isn't this the point of a vacation? :)