We announce a short summer hiatus to prioritize us well-being. But you can rest assured that we ARE coming back and can relax knowing that the hosts' passion for gaming and commitment to fostering a supportive community will continue to shine through in future episodes.

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Show Notes

The lads wanted to announce a short summer break, and wanted to do it in style.... podcasting style, that is. So this episode is their way of letting you all know what's happening, and suggesting a few things that you might be interested in until they return - in September 2023, so not that long from when the episode was released.

As Jay said in the episode:

So this is hopefully going to be a very short episode just to announce that we're going on a production hiatus for the summer.

Because over here in the northern hemisphere, it's the summertime. And so we would like you all to have a lovely summer. And we want to have a lovely summer. And partially that means getting away from the computer.

And for those who don't know, you need a computer to record - you don't really need a computer to record a podcast, but it makes it way easier. So we're going to get away from the computer for a little bit and spend some time just sort of chilling

— Jay

Thoughts on Burnout

And one of the things which brought this idea to the forefront was a short video that Jay had watched on burnout. It's a presentation from this year's GDC (Games Developer's Conference) and everyone, no matter what industry they work in, should watch this video.

And as Squidge says:

There's only one you. You've only got one brain. Take care of it.

— Squidge

And helping with burnout doesn't have to always mean talking with a therapist, it can mean just calling up a friend:

Go talk to someone or just call up one of your mates and say, "hey, Jeff," assuming they are called Jeff, "do you fancy having a chat and meet up for a coffee, or meet up for a hot chocolate, or meet up for whatever kind of tasty beverage you drink on a regular basis?"

Go get some sun, get some grass under your feet and go meet your mates. That's what I'll say.

— Jay

And Squidge's advice is solid, too:

Yeah, there's no stigma. I mean, asking for help's, hardest thing you can do. But once you've done it, that's the hardest part.

And burnout. Yeah. I can say for me, it happened a year ago. I'm still struggling with it 100%.

— Squidge

Full Show Notes

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