How to you optimize output while not burning out?
Earlier in my career I pushed myself to my limit, with not much care to not burn out; now I feel I can sustain productivity without being consistently past that overcommitment line - a subjective measure. The hardest part to me is having a clear shutdown routine, especially in days I did not fully solve whatever I set out to solve. And this seems an order of magnitude harder nowadays with AI.
How do you all manage this? Any resources?
I have simply cared about "optimizing output" long ago. Ironically, I think I ship a lot more stuff than people who waste all their time optimizing their life away.
Manage your energy, not your output. You have a finite amount of energy per day and you get to decide where to use it.
I sit outside and stare at my garden when I need to optimize