Hey there! If you've found yourself here, I want to apologise for the inconvenience. I've made the decision to pause all my projects temporarily. After feeling mentally and physically exhausted, I realised it's important to step back and take a break from working on side projects.
If you're unsure about the symptoms of burnout, here's the best quote I could find to explain it:
"Being burned out means feeling empty and mentally exhausted, devoid of motivation, and beyond caring. People experiencing burnout often don't see any hope of positive change in their situations. If excessive stress feels like you're drowning in responsibilities, burnout is a sense of being all dried up."
While I didn't expect to reach this point, balancing my day-to-day job with these projects has left me with little motivation to keep going. However, this isn't the end. I will be back—stronger and more energised.
I'm sure I'll be back sometime, and when I do it'll be a lot bigger and better.. but for now I'm taking much needed time away from side projects so I can put 100% into my job, vacation and IRL life instead.
Taking a break to recharge. Thanks for your understanding — see you soon!
~ Charlie