I hit a wall this week in my MBA prep. Combined with the ongoing preparation for the GMAT, researching schools, lining up recommendations and booking flights for campus visits, my after-work energy for MBA applications plummeted to zero last Thursday. I felt the thrusters sputter and watched them tumble backwards into the Pacific. I think my decision to delay until the second round is probably for the best. I may still be able to squeeze in one school with a late October deadline for round one, but my body needs to recoup before ramping up again.
I Googled burnout this afternoon, a nerdy step that was only natural for my obsessive researching tendency. It turns out most of the results are “get to know your feelings” type articles, or they’re scientific papers published by NASA. I skipped the psychobabble, but between treatises on Newtonian Physics I did discover an article on A List Apart. Oddly my favorite web design resource has published articles on burnout as well.
How do I plan to deal with this setback? Well the Sox are playing the Yankees all weekend. And I have been contemplating buying a new flat screen TV. So perhaps a few beers, a mid-day nap and some Fenway highlights on a flatscreen (either a new one in the living room or across from my usual seat at The Tavern.)