The Productivity Hangover is Real

You know that feeling when you've had three amazing, get-stuff-done days in a row? You're flying high, checking things off your list, feeling unstoppable. Then suddenly... nothing. You sit at your desk with a full to-do list and can't finish a single task. You jump from email to project planning to social media and back again, not actually completing anything. This is referred to as a productivity hangover.

A productivity hangover can partly be from subconscious second-guessing, but it's also just exhaustion from directing intense focus at one thing for days, then trying to shift gears to tackle something completely different. As an entrepreneur, you wear many hats and every day looks different. You need to be able to dive into hard problems without hesitation, but your brain sometimes needs a minute to catch up.

Here's what I learned: recognizing and managing productivity hangovers is a crucial EQ skill. It's the difference between entrepreneurs who sustain momentum and those who burn out chasing the next motivational high.