Burnout

Programmers Burnout

https://medium.com/hackernoon/why-theres-so-much-burnout-in-software-and-what-to-do-about-it-4ef0297ca7cc

Blinkist - The Burnout Fix

Working harder or smarter isn't enough to survive the pressures of the modern workplace.
Dramatic success is created through gradual, sustainable growth.
Mindfulness reduces stress and the risk of burnout.
Make time for silence, sanctuary, and solitude in your daily life.
Successful people seek out support and connection.
Creating a personal mission statement will allow you to stay on track.
We need to regulate our energy levels and emotions.
- Instead of tracking time, track your energy.
- Energy is our most precious resource - the thing that fuels our days and gives us vitality
- Energy Audit - Energy Vampires - they deplete your ideas and motivation, or just require enormous amounts of patience and attention
- Develop your emotional literacy and learn to interpret the messages your feelings are sending. you
Leaders have a big role to play in creating workplaces where employees can thrive.
Actional advice: Make a "Not TODO" list

Two types of tired

Two different types of feeling tired when deciding whether to push forward with more effortful activities or give myself a break.

The first kind of tired is felt mostly as you're initiating an activity. This is the feeling you have as you think about going to the gym, but it sounds hard and frustrating and maybe you should just watch another episode ofThe Officefirst

However, once you actually get to the gym, your mood changes. Suddenly it's not so bad and when you get home after you're glad you went.

The second kind of fatigue persists throughout the activity itself. You've decided to read a hard book for fun. Except it's not really so muchfunas it is a slow torture. Your mind darts every fifteen seconds and you struggle with pushing through more than five minutes of it

The first kind of fatigue doesn't seem to match up with the energy metaphor much at all. In this case, you think the activity will be exhausting, but when you actually get going, it doesn't feel so bad. The effort is all in the starting, not the doing.

This is the kind of feeling you want to push through. If you can overcome that initial hiccup to taking action, everything gets much easier.

The second kind of feeling might be something you encourage yourself to do for specific goals, but if your entire life feels that way for weeks at a time, your habits are probably unsustainable.

Make a distinction between a lack of inertia and persistent exhaustion from an activity being more hassle than help. If you push yourself to the gym, but feel good after you went, that's good. On the other hand, if you constantly feel exhausted by everything, you might be pushing yourself towards burnout

https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/01/13/too-tired

https://dariusforoux.com/work-hard-without-burning-out