Oddbean new post about login | logout I wish I could go to sleep around 10 or 11 but there’s too much to do after kids fall asleep. I do rest a lot in between. It’s probably the only reason I’m alive right now.
yeah, chores really take up a bunch of time and suddenly it's past midnight you take regular breaks with your remote work or just based off of feel? curious how you avoid burning out whilst obsessed with a project
Not regular but whenever I feel like I need one. I optimize for most productive stretches of time. Design is part grind and part creative. You can force the grind but you can’t force creative. Ideas come at random times too and you sometimes do most of the work in your mind right after waking up or doing some totally random thing. I guess it helps to enjoy your work or else id be burned out more. It’s nice being able to say that I have fun working so it never feels like work.
It does feel like a really privileged and fortunate position to be in, and it's really inspiring too Reading random things and just experiencing life gives a lot of ideas, so it's nice to have a notepad at hand 🤗
I used to actually hate design work. I thought it wasn’t for me. But then I realized I was just working on the wrong things that I didn’t care about. Having a guiding principle in life towards some great long term goal made me realize I like design work as long as it’s for something I care about. Right now those things are bitcoin and nostr so work feels like play. Plus, great people motivate you to be better. When everyone is at the top of their game you’d hate to disappoint them. I think about this often and it’s probably a strong motivator.