How do people manage work, health, hobbies, and life without burning out?
I’ve recently started going to the gym and trying to eat healthier, and honestly… it’s been overwhelming.
I work a full-time job (9–6), but with getting ready, commuting, and occasional extra work, it takes up around 12 hours of my day. On top of that, I’m supposed to sleep 7–8 hours, but I barely get 6 (sometimes less). And on most days I am so exhausted after work, I don't feel like doing anything but I still try.
Cooking is another huge task. I have to buy groceries, clean them, cook, then clean the kitchen and wash dishes. I can’t even meal prep properly because my area has frequent power cuts, so food spoils quickly.
I feel like I don’t have time for anything else anymore. I used to love reading but haven’t picked up a book in weeks. I stopped journaling too. I used to wake up for tahajjud, but now I just try to catch up on sleep. Even my prayers feel rushed, and I haven’t read Quran in a while, which honestly bothers me.
I can’t even shift my schedule by 30 minutes without everything falling apart. Time just passes and I don’t even realize how. I have to come back from work, prepare dinner, clean the kitchen, do skincare, pray isha and at max I get about 30 mins before I can go to sleep to get sleep of 7 hours and wake up for fajr
Financially, my job doesn’t pay that much, so I’ve thought about building some passive income, but I genuinely don’t see how I could fit that in.
I also have basically no social life right now. And it makes me wonder… how do people manage all this and have a family and kids??
Even weekends are mostly chores, and I get maybe 2–3 hours max to either rest or do something I enjoy.
I guess I’m just feeling really overwhelmed and stuck in a loop.
How do you all manage your time and energy better?