What happens when?

What happens when you get burned out on SL, but don't really want to leave?

You log in, do the job stuff (have a RL job which takes place in SL) then when it comes time to play, you just... don't wanna.

yet you still do not want to close up and walk away.

I speak of my shop mainly.

I have not made anything new since the start of Jan.
I still can not muster up the desire or motivation to make stuff.

(store still selling stuff so not closing down as of yet hehe)

I miss when SL had that magic for me, that sparkling new oh-my-gosh-that-is-so-cool magic....

Leave the store up.

Stop logging in except to handle business.

Start logging in regularly in a year or so.

Worked for me from December 05 to December 07.

When I get burned out on SL, I get back into WoW. When I get burned out on WoW, I go back to SL. Never a dull moment!

Oh, and stay involved on the forums.

Try something new. I recently started making videos in SL. I can assure you, that keeps you busy for a while. And it's very addictive!

Same here. I go through phases with both. Right now I am burnt out on both though,so playing other games.

I always follow forums though. That's one thing I never get sick of.

Other 'games' never hold my attention.

When i get bored in SL, i radically change some aspect of my lifestyle. This is always good for getting you a new circle of friends and experiences.

I started playing Bejeweled, and watching shows that I missed from TV, e.g., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Legend of the Seeker, etc. on Hulu.com.

This, except with EQ2 and a few other games, cause WoW sucks =P

heh been playing wow for a couple months now, before that it was warhammer online

but I still have a love for SL, just dunno why anymore

I even find myself slipping away from the forums

sure I still post and reply etc, but my heart is not in it like it used to be

I see so much hate in these forums it saddens me

LOVE Hulu hehe

I play bejeweled when on a flightpath in WOW, it is an addon heh

been a bejeweled and other games of that type for years (flipside and pogo mostly)

tried the EQ2 free trial did not like it

Well, it's awesome, so there.

Meh, different strokes, right? =P

I played EQ1 for forever, and moved to EQ2 when it came out, so I'm kinda just used to it. EQ1 was better originally, I think. Anywho, off to SL land.

This...

Except it's City of Heroes for me

You have a little over a year on me, Rha, but already I sort of know what you mean.

Sometimes I look at SL as one big way for all of us to step out, strut our stuff -- stuff many of us never had in real life, and also to show off our taste and creativity. The sad thing is, everyone's so busy doing that, no one is beholding or admiring all the strutting and the creativity.

That is NOT entirely true -- the current thread with pictures of people's homes is really inspiring to me -- it just feels true sometimes.

When that happens, I rediscover the joys of reading, or just listening to music, I mean really listening not just as background, walks in the park in real life with someone special, an afternoon sharing Earl Grey infused chocolate and poetry readings with a friend . . .

So far after a break like that I've always gotten fired up about some new project or other and then SL has the magic back.

Find a partner and work your way through all the pose balls!

Change gender for a while (easy if your name isn't gender specific)- if you're a guy, it can be an eye opener being female (and I don't mean the cyber sex) Some guys attitudes to females in here are positively neanderthal.

Try the role playing groups.

Create an alt and come back as a completely different person - your own personal role play

ya need a vacation from SL When I feel like that I take a week or a month off. When I find myself getting annoyed easily thats me telling myself I need a SL vacation. Oooo and Sims 3 should be out in June hehehe

Sometimes I think about playing WoW again, then I think what a pain to get lvl 80...although I could do with a bit more pew pew and a little less QQ sometimes

I mainly tried having as much random sex as possible but that didn't help any more than it does in RL

What are you talking about? My RL rocks because of this plan.

It works much better in RL than it does in SL no matter what I claim

Susie's idea isn't bad

For me though, if I was feeling like that I'd know for sure that it was due to there being too much work and seriousness in my play venue. Many many times you hear about someone making a career out of their favorite hobby, and they'll tell you that it becomes ho hum and the motivation/excitement leaves after it becomes less of a joy and more like work. I'd say take the SL social break, but if that doesnt work, take a break from photoshop and the store and go all social for a short while. Kick your heels up a bit and just enjoy without the store's tedium tempering your enjoyment.

Kick your heels up is the key point

Take some time away from SL or even computer completely if necessary.

If/when one returns to SL after that, one can find a whole new pot of beans to delve into, and decide whether you might be able to add some spice to it.

(When did I turn into Dr. Phil?)