All work and no play makes…well, not a very fun time.

How would you pull yourself out of a quarter-life slump? One guy asked advice on this recently on Reddit. Here are the details.

I feel like I can’t get myself to do anything after work.

I’m a 29 year old guy, work 40 hours a week, got a girlfriend (no kids) and some friends.

I feel like I keep living the same day over and over.

Lots of people feel like Groundhog Day.

I go to work, come home, scroll on my phone or watch TV, go to bed, and then do it all again the next day.

Every now and then I hang out with my friend, but even then it’s only for about 4 or 5 hours maybe twice a week.

That’s not enough time for sure.

When I’m at work I hate being there and I can’t wait to get home.

But once I’m home I’m glad I’m not working anymore and then I’m just bored.

Sometimes I think about picking up my guitar, reading or playing Xbox, but the thought of starting feels like too much effort.

It’s difficult to accomplish those things with no time left in the day.

I know that once I start I’ll have to actually do the thing and it feels like too much.

It’s hard to explain.

Other times there are a few different things I could do but I can’t choose one.

How to spend your time off is a weird amount of pressure.

And another thing is that I have to be in bed by 10pm.

Right now it’s 7:30pm and I feel like I can’t start anything.

I know logically I still have 2.5 hours left.

But it’s not that simple…

I could easily get a few matches of Call of Duty in or read a few chapters in my book, but I can’t shake the feeling that if I start something, the time will fly by and suddenly I’ll have to be in bed already.

The worst part about it is at the end of the day before I go to sleep I think to myself: “I really should of done something other than scroll on my phone”.

I know it doesn’t really make sense but I can’t help feeling stuck in this loop.

And you know this cycle didn’t really bother me before but since turning 29 a couple months ago I just feel so different about it.

That tends to be when the tide shifts for people. Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

Many validated him right off the bat.

Others were at a loss.

One person broke out the armchair psychology.

Someone older and wiser chimed in.

However, practical solutions were offered.

Trying to recover from burnout is no joke.

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