I'm doing this online volunteer work to pad my resume and hopefully pivot careers into something more AI-proof. But this nonprofit is demanding more and more, and I'm already feeling stretched between my actual job, commissions, family stuff, medical issues, and just day-to-day adulting. I agree to too many things. Needless-to-say, America's new administration of toddlers and internet trolls isn't doing my state of mind any good.

I need to stop juggling so many plates because I'm rapidly approaching burnout.

I want to take some time off. But when I do actually have free time, I can't force myself to relax and enjoy the moment. I've been so conditioned by the hustle economy mindset that you always have to be doing something, always setting the next goal, always working toward the next paycheck, and so I go to bed feeling guilty that I accomplished nothing that day. Even while watching a stream with friends, I'm usually sketching something on the side.

I still have a lot of half-finished projects to finish, but afterward I seriously want to force myself to do absolutely nothing for a solid month. Unplug from social media, see real life friends, finish a book, etc.

Does anyone have any tips to counter burnout?