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What is Burnout?
Definitions (sourced)
Who it impacts? Yes. Even kids deal with this.
Personal Story Thread: The year of yes can turn into years of “please stop”
Burnout+
Veteran
Injured (disabled veteran; disability in general)
Have Kids (always stressful or worrisome)
Contribute to open source (never feel like you’re doing your best)
Have a side hustle (Yeah, I wrote a weekly newsletter for six years)
Dealing with it all (do it before you snap)
Introduce a Little Chaos
A miscarriage
A job lost/layoffs
A global pandemic
Toxic family members
Personal Story Thread: A Netflix series that hit WAY too close to home
Welcome to burnout++ — Managing the Chaos
Friends & Family - Prioritize family, tell your friends, be forward
Compartmentalization (lock it in a box for short bursts) !!!WARNING!!!
The truth will set you free; be honest with yourself
Medical Conditions Can Occur Due to Burnout
Increased anxiety (all the way up to paralyzing panic attacks)
Fatigue, repetitive use injuries, etc.
Clouded thoughts
Mood swings
High blood pressure (living in the red)
Far Worse
Fight or Flight
You can be in a constant fight mode; this is what, “The fog of war,” kinda comes from
This feeling is built into our DNA
Being aware of your body and the remedies needed to center yourself
Meditation, grounding, situational awareness, and much more
Everything is interconnected
When I get anxious; I don’t think clearly
When I get anxious; my blood pressure goes up
When I get anxious; my pain levels go up
This interconnectedness has completely wiped me out before (story about the last panic attack)
All this starts like a snowball heading down a mountain; once you get to the end you have a devastating avalanche
If the anxiety builds daily over time a blow up is bound to happen
Acceptance
The sooner you accept the situation you’re in the sooner you can improve it
DevOps the shit out of it (“Martian” Science Meme)
Forgiveness
This is not entirely your fault
Give yourself some grace
Reach out to a friend
Accept who you are
This will get better
Moving Forward
Keep yourself organized
Realize that you need to be able to communicate effectively what’s happening to you and what you’re going through
Find habits that genuinely bring you peace
Let go of your fears
Notes and Anecdotes
How many of you have weighed leaving a certification course at lunch because you were in so much pain?
How many of you didn’t end up leaving because you realized you didn’t have enough pain meds to not make you feel guilty about laying in bed all afternoon?
Sources
https://burnoutindex.yerbo.co/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/high-octane-women/201311/the-tell-tale-signs-burnout-do-you-have-them
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/burnout/art-20046642
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279286/
https://www.verywellmind.com/stress-and-burnout-symptoms-and-causes-3144516
https://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2013/04/01/10-signs-youre-burning-out-and-what-to-do-about-it/#6389dff9625b
https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/burnout-syndrome.pdf
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burnout
https://globalnews.ca/news/3639388/burnout-syndrome-symptoms-stress/
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jan/21/spot-the-signs-of-burnout-before-it-hits-you
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/academy/4244782.stm
https://devopsish.com/292/
https://chrisshort.net/life-after-devopsish/
https://hbr.org/2023/04/a-two-minute-burnout-checkup
https://hbr.org/2023/05/when-your-employee-tells-you-theyre-burned-out