Applying to sixty roles in a weekend feels productive and rarely is. Search is a long discipline, and long disciplines need a rhythm you can sustain without dread.
A workable week: two hours on Monday to choose the small number of roles worth real effort. Two focused applications midweek, each genuinely tailored. One conversation with a person, not a portal. Friday, thirty minutes to note what you learned.
That is roughly five hours. It is repeatable in a hard season, and it produces better outcomes than the exhausting version.
Keep one page where you record every role, every date, and every reply. Not for productivity — for peace. Uncertainty is heavier when it is unwritten.
Then rest on the weekend. Stewardship includes stewarding yourself.