Prolonged procrastination
jasonleow • 22 Mar 2025 •
Exactly a month ago I wrote about my procrastination with PHP.
News flash: I’m still procrastinating.
It’s officially a problem now that I don’t know how to solve.
Is it really about new tech?
Unfamiliar language?
Fear of breaking things?
Or am I just way too tired?
Way too little spare time?
Way too busy?
Way too little mindspace?
I suspect… it’s the latter. At the end of an exhausting 14h work day (yes, I start at 5am, often end at 7pm), a grueling 70h work week, I’m anything but ready to take on even more challenge.
Life is a challenge already, thank you very much.
But yet, those dreams call out.
What can I do?
Comments
It does excite me but I think I’m probably too overwhelmed and burned out to feel anything right now - https://golifelog.com/posts/survive-first-then-thrive-1742768712966
Might need to rest and recover till that feeling returns
I know what you mean. The burnout really sucks. It can destroy your capacity to feel. I’ve been there a few times. 💔
I hope you manage to find your way through it. ❤️
@haideralmosawi thanks man! After a week, starting to feel more myself again. It’ll return
If you were to connect your goal of learning PHP to a goal that excites you, how would you frame it? Maybe “learn PHP” doesn’t call to you. It might even cause friction as an unnecessary chore. So how can you connect it to a compelling vision of success for yourself? If it doesn’t connect, maybe it wasn’t worth pursuing in the first place.