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by welldoneator 1040 days ago
Having gone through something similar - therapy with an expert in burnout/depression (although any therapy is like a net positive) and finding the room to re-examine my life and understand what was important to me.

To me that looked like taking a few months to spend with my partner and traveling to spend chunks of time with friends and family. It re-oriented (or rather, helped me re-discover) to the importance of these connections relative to work.

That said, all of that is easier said than done and not everyone can just take time off from work. But seeing a therapist regularly was the 0 to 1 that gave me the energy and my soul back to figure out the rest.