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I'm absolutely exhausted

by AFI
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I've been working really hard the last couple of days and building, building, building. Please tell me I'm not the only one here that works 12-14 hour days. Well at least I have a lot to show for it.

How do you fight exhaustion?
#absolutely #exhausted
  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    I'm a cat nap expert. I can nap for 10 minutes and then keep going.

    I've worked 24-30 or more hours many times without stopping for more than a stretch. Don't advise it but for a while it was necessary.

    The problem with pushing too hard (unless you have no option to do otherwise) is you may need days to recover mentally.

    For me, it's important to recognize the point at which I stop working efficiently. At that point, I need to sleep a couple hours or one long night or the quality of the work declines.

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  • Profile picture of the author matt5409
    Originally Posted by AFI View Post

    I've been working really hard the last couple of days and building, building, building. Please tell me I'm not the only one here that works 12-14 hour days. Well at least I have a lot to show for it.

    How do you fight exhaustion?
    i have been doing that, but my sites are new so i have nothing to show for it... yet!
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    • Profile picture of the author AFI
      Originally Posted by matt5409 View Post

      i have been doing that, but my sites are new so i have nothing to show for it... yet!
      I'm in the same boat as you my friend. Plus I just released my first WSO and have been super busy with that. I'm sooooo exhausted.
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      • Profile picture of the author Bingo123
        It's great that you're working so hard. Just make sure you pace yourself though, especially when you're starting out. Years ago when I first started, I went at it at 100 miles an hour for about 3 weeks. After not making a single cent it became too much. Once you are making some good money you don't mind working hard because you know it works. Until you actually make that money though, just make sure you keep positive if you are going to work those hours. All the best.
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      • Profile picture of the author Sandor Verebi
        Originally Posted by AFI View Post

        I'm in the same boat as you my friend. Plus I just released my first WSO and have been super busy with that. I'm sooooo exhausted.
        Hi Jennifer,

        Congrats on your first WSO. You made a big step ahead. I believe, the reward of your hard work will be great.

        When I'm full, then a good sleep helps me to be fit again. The rest should not be ignored, because that may to turn to a medical case.

        As someone suggests, you can take a day or a weekend off. You can hang out with your friends. Make a date. Visit a movie. Read as much as possible. Don't even think about the internet for a day.

        All the best,

        Sandor
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  • Profile picture of the author LMC
    1) Party
    2) Sleep
    3) Play Basketball
    4) Leave the Internet for a few days
    5) Take some profits and book yourself a weekend getaway

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    In the end, you'll find that while you are partying your still checking your Google Analytic via your mobile app. While your sleeping your still thinking about new markets and new niches. While your playing basketball your thinking about creating a new application for the ipad. When you leave the Internet you end up getting the shakes, headaches, and you'll find your self rocking back and forth in the corner of a dark room. When you book your weekend getaway you are pissed that you didn't sign up for Hotels.com affiliate program.

    sorry but once you go IM, there aint no turning back
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Shook
      I put in a lot of hours, and truth is I rarely see it as work. Working online has been the most fun of anything I have ever done. My othe rjobs had been difficult physically and emotionally as well.

      So any day that I can sit at my computer and create is really good day for me. And when I need a break, which I do, just to do something different, I play with my dog or go out for a run.
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    • Profile picture of the author JBroyer44
      Originally Posted by LMC View Post

      1) Party
      2) Sleep
      3) Play Basketball
      4) Leave the Internet for a few days
      5) Take some profits and book yourself a weekend getaway

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      In the end, you'll find that while you are partying your still checking your Google Analytic via your mobile app. While your sleeping your still thinking about new markets and new niches. While your playing basketball your thinking about creating a new application for the ipad. When you leave the Internet you end up getting the shakes, headaches, and you'll find your self rocking back and forth in the corner of a dark room. When you book your weekend getaway you are pissed that you didn't sign up for Hotels.com affiliate program.

      sorry but once you go IM, there aint no turning back
      Might be one of the better responses I've read yet!

      I'm not taking weekend getaways yet, but I am eating, sleeping and dreaming IM and have made enough to supplement some income which pays a bill or two.
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      • Profile picture of the author ntemple
        I find that a drive to "someplace" cool every few weeks (3-6 hours away), usually with an overnight, does wonders. Of course, you need some rest before driving :->

        I particularly love the ocean, but I'm not currently living near any salt water .... so a museum or show or even shopping at Fryes can be the ticket. Anything where I can sit back and listen to Audible in the car or just let my mind wander for a while does the trick.

        I personally am much more creative right after one of these trips, and problems seem to solve themselves.

        Another "trick" I use is the Getting Things Done process / weekly review ... this keeps the overewhelm down to a minimum, and allows me to get back on track after a few days "in the zone".

        Balance is important ... not necessarily the same stuff every day, but being able to shift gears after a long haul, and having a way - that works for you - to recharge your batteries.
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  • Profile picture of the author mikemcmillan
    Hi Jennifer,

    Here's a little saying I have that may help you keep going.

    To succeed, you must be willing to do what others are unwilling or unable to do!

    If stuff was too easy everyone would succeed at it and there then wouldn't be enough profits to go around. Someday, doing what you are doing right now will be what separates you from the unholy hordes who want to make a million without doing any work.

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    • Profile picture of the author bossanovawebdesign
      Originally Posted by mikemcmillan View Post

      Here's a little saying I have that may help you keep going.

      To succeed, you must be willing to do what others are unwilling or unable to do!
      Thank you for that. Quotes like the above are common sense, and stuff I already know, but sometimes it can be great to hear/read it one more time

      I'm exhausted too. I always am. I do try to stick to the pomodoro technique to get things done because my brain tends to lose it's effectiveness after 25 minutes at one task (maybe less!) Even when not sticking to that, I try to use GTD tools (or even simple lists) to keep things from bugging me when I can't really do anything about it. I find that if it is written down, my brain knows on some level that I'll get to it.

      As for workload, just remember to take plenty of breaks. Get up, walk around, just get away from the computer if even just for 5 minutes. It helps, when you can remember to do it
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  • Profile picture of the author Jake Gray
    Jen,

    First of all, Let me be the first to congratulate you on your first WSO release. I checked it out and it has extreme potential. If you enjoy doing something, why not turn it into a service?

    I wish you the best,

    Jake
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    • Profile picture of the author JoshuaG
      I use to push like that.
      Slow and steady has served me better.

      My advise?

      Don't work so hard. Getting burnt out can really set you back.
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  • Profile picture of the author King Shiloh
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    Jennifer,

    You can work for gazillion hours if you can do it but...

    Please please please get enough rest while you work because if you fall sick and see yourself in the hospital, you will be forced to forget about 12-14 hours of work.

    Well, hard work has not killed anybody but you have to work with wisdom - that is, smart hard work.

    Congratulations for your new WSO.

    Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author 82ana
    Originally Posted by AFI View Post

    I've been working really hard the last couple of days and building, building, building. Please tell me I'm not the only one here that works 12-14 hour days. Well at least I have a lot to show for it.

    How do you fight exhaustion?
    *hug* you are not the only one... :/ I wake up around 7 and after a cup of coffee its at to task till i'm done and i'm never done. Its always something after the other... and I'm not making any money off it yet. So double BOO for me.

    Fighting exhaustion: I go for a run/walk when I get totally fused. Recharges my battery, every time.

    *and back to work*
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin W
    Lot of great suggestions in this thread. Personally, I recommend music. Whenever I am working I almost always have headphones on and listening to music. By now I have over 60,000 plays on my last.fm account.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    Try some yoga! It works wonders

    I was feeling a bit run down the other day, sore shoulders, neck, headache, all the usual stuff from working too much. So I took a break and did 20 minutes of yoga and I felt so much better after it and did so for a couple of days.
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