Ask HN: How do I get out of “don't want to do anything” hole?

1 points by anonymous3889 ↗ HN
I had very serious burnout in my last job, and now, many months later, I have finally started in a new job - joined a startup with a great culture and that works in a completely different market.

However, the problem is that I still find it extremely hard to motivate myself to actually work. I know what I should be doing, I know my priorities, I know how to make impact - I just can't push myself enough to actually do these things. As a result - output of my work is not good enough, and to be honest, I feel like *t.

I keep having this feeling that I am wasting my time, and I would be much better off somewhere else - but at the same time I have crisis of lack of confidence and I am almost afraid that I am just not good enough.

When I try to think about this on a higher level, I see that this started even before my last job and before the burnout - I have these symptoms since the last startup I founded failed several years ago. When I look back at my career - only during my time working on my own startups (I had two) I felt like I am really alive, and that I am doing something meaningful.

For the past several years I only feel alive when I am spending time with family, or when I am reading/coding.

I don't know what to do next... I do want to start a new business, but I just don't seem to have enough energy to do that. Maybe I am just not in the right role, or not in the right team.. But I just feel lost.

I know it is probably not the smartest thing to do - ask for advice on HN, but I will appreciate any advice or suggestions. I want my life to become meaningful again...

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