Those are good tips. If you are serious on getting useful tips only, just skip the MIT VIEW :) 2. AVOID ISOLATION. Don’t do everything alone! Develop or renew intimacies with friends and loved ones. Closeness not only brings new insights, but also is anathema to agitation and depression. * MIT VIEW: Shut your office door and lock it from the inside so no one will distract you. They’re just trying to hurt your productivity. 3. CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. If your job, your relationship, a situation, or a person is dragging you under, try to alter your circumstance, or if necessary, leave. * MIT VIEW: If you feel something is dragging you down, suppress these thoughts. This is a weakness. Drink more coffee. Burnout Prevention and Recovery – [web.mit.edu]