How to Deal with Startup Stress?
soyelmango: Here's an edited version of an as yet unpublished blog post I've written...* Get up, stretch - a bit of stretching from head to toe. It’s amazing what a few minutes of stretching does for waking you up.* Shower, breakfast - this sounds obvious, but it was all too easy for me to get down to work, and skip the freshen up and food!* Take a short walk - a quick 20 minute walk clears my head. I use this time to think of anything else. Even thinking about work is fine, because it’s away from a keyboard and screen!* Stop for lunch by 1:30 at the latest - or whatever time suits you, but the idea is not to get too far from breakfast and too close to dinner.* Get up, walk around the block. Again, this is like the morning walk - something to let the brain step back.* Once or twice a week, step out completely, just do any strenuous physical activity for a few hours, where you have to concentrate your mind and body, making it impossible to think of anything else. This to me is the best break, better than a holiday. It’s a bit like hitting the 'reboot' button!* And finally, before going to bed, I read. It doesn’t matter what the book - it can be work related or not - the important thing is to let my brain wind down away from the screen, and especially away from the internet.Let us know how you get on with the tips that I and other HNers post.