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The Green Room / Re: Keeping Focus avoiding burn out
« on: Apr 23, 2015, 02:19 am »
I definitely agree with keeping work at work. Of course there are some times where this is not always 100% possible - there are some people I will always answer a call from, regardless, but if an orchestra member calls me out of hours (I'm the operations manager for a very busy opera and ballet orchestra) then I usually just let it go. I'll listen to their voicemail and then I can make a judgement call as to whether I need to call them back now or when I'm at work! I've found it's really the only way for me to avoid feeling completely over it and unfocused by the end of the week.
Interests outside theatre have also been my saving grace - I took up roller derby a few years ago and on a Friday night after a tough week at work, getting onto the track and skating my legs off is amazing. Not to mention the hitting other people side of it which is great for pent-up frustration, so long as you do it within the rules! My partner and I also try and get out either walking, biking or doing some geocaching at least once a weekend which seems to have made a big difference to my sanity. And if all else fails, after a difficult day there's nothing much better than a glass of wine and a bubble bath, preferably with a good book...
Interests outside theatre have also been my saving grace - I took up roller derby a few years ago and on a Friday night after a tough week at work, getting onto the track and skating my legs off is amazing. Not to mention the hitting other people side of it which is great for pent-up frustration, so long as you do it within the rules! My partner and I also try and get out either walking, biking or doing some geocaching at least once a weekend which seems to have made a big difference to my sanity. And if all else fails, after a difficult day there's nothing much better than a glass of wine and a bubble bath, preferably with a good book...