string a bunch of bad work days together..how do you prevent burnout?
 

OMG!

first off, i love my gig. just the past 3 weeks have been horrible. what do you seasoned work veterans do for mental relaxation? for the first time in 10 years, i am feeling burnt out.

yoga? meditation? medication? booze? cardio boxing?

Set aside an hour (preferably two) per day to do an enjoyable, high-intensity physical activity. For me lately it's been cycling although I also do running and/or swimming. The endorphin "high" helps you and relaxes you like nothing else. Vastly improves your mental clarity and state of mind.

retire.

Surf Pelican parts every hour or so

Drink heavily.

I cook.

I work in a field that is not very creative and where a particular task can take years to accomplish completely. It's nice to go home and 1) do something sort of creative which is entirly different from my work, and 2) that I can start from scratch and see to completion in an hour or so.

That and exercise. A run always clears my head....and makes the big meal guilt free too.

drink heavily.
screw alot
surf porn
surf guns/hunting/fishing/diving hotspots
surf weather
surf history
pound nails
do electrical
do stucco
wrench on bikes/vehicles
balance bank statements checkbook
sleep
staple tar paper/chicken wire
eat spicy hot food
cruise grocery store for milfs
sleep
watch military channal
watch history channal
watch reruns of tom and jerry
shoot pellet guns for practice
polish valve cover bolts on p-car
apply more wax to p-car
do drywall repairs
paint house/walls
add new garage door
build shelving
go nuts with milwaukee super duper sawz-all from hell on all demo'ed lumber from (2) outbuildings remodel
drink beer heavily
clean pool
tint windows
more sex
eat mozzerella and lemon pesto
clean pool again
look at thermometer hovering at 115 degrees for the umpteenth time

hell that ought to keep yer mind going fer awhile!

I restore cars.

read Dilbert book
"how to have fun at the workplace, at the expense of your co-workers"