Oh, this is SO helpful! After a whole pile of burnout (work & volunteer commitments) I've taken a big ol' step back and asked what I really need right now. A lot of advice out there is of the 'quit everything, take a long break, and come back with less on your plate' flavor. I've realized I don't actually want that kind of quiet life! But I do need some balance. (It's actually not helpful to turn every friendship into a collaborative project producer?? Wild.)
For me, this is similar to your process: sticking with some really important groups and scaling my contributions to healthy levels, and paying attention so I can adjust the balance over time.
Yes! And that advice to quit and come back ends up repeatedly failing *because* we don’t try any techniques to balance along the way….so we keep leaving and keep coming back and expect something different….but literally why would it be different?? Glad you are finding that balance and trying to stick with it ✨
Oh, this is SO helpful! After a whole pile of burnout (work & volunteer commitments) I've taken a big ol' step back and asked what I really need right now. A lot of advice out there is of the 'quit everything, take a long break, and come back with less on your plate' flavor. I've realized I don't actually want that kind of quiet life! But I do need some balance. (It's actually not helpful to turn every friendship into a collaborative project producer?? Wild.)
For me, this is similar to your process: sticking with some really important groups and scaling my contributions to healthy levels, and paying attention so I can adjust the balance over time.
Yes! And that advice to quit and come back ends up repeatedly failing *because* we don’t try any techniques to balance along the way….so we keep leaving and keep coming back and expect something different….but literally why would it be different?? Glad you are finding that balance and trying to stick with it ✨