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Great description of burnout: "What I learned is that burning out isn’t just about work load, it’s about work load being greater than the motivation to do work.

by kolya3 16y ago

Great description of burnout: "What I learned is that burning out isn’t just about work load, it’s about work load being greater than the motivation to do work."

arvinjoar 16y ago
This is so true. My father took on a nightclub all by himself. It was a stupid move, he lost a lot of money doing that. What he was missing was a partner. Not only to lessen his work load, but also to keep him motivated. This is the reason you see musicians take 5 year breaks, or even quitting music. They are lacking in motivation. Look at the band Queen, They are still making music and touring, but half the band has quit. Freddie Mercury died and John Deacon quit music altogether. What did John Deacon lose? His motivation. Brian May and Roger Taylor both had a lot of say in the bands creative process, and that process motivated them to continue, even after Freddie had passed away. Now, Deacon, he wasn't as involved in that process, and he was the one who quit.
- wyclif 16y ago
  Actually, John Deacon wrote one of Queen's biggest hits, "You're My Best Friend."
  - thwarted 16y ago
    Not sure what that has to do with anything, "You're my best friend" was released 21 years before Deacon retired.
    - jacquesm 16y ago
      It contradicts that he didn't have a say in the creative direction. That may not have been true at the time the gp indicates though.
      - thwarted 16y ago
        It doesn't contridict that Deacon didn't have a say in the creative direction: having written one song that was popular is not the same as having influence on much of the band's output. I don't know enough about Queen's history to say that Deacon did or did not have creative influence, but citing one song isn't support.
      - arvinjoar 16y ago
        John Deacon did write songs, so he was not completely out of the loop. But just look at their discography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_discography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_discography John Deacon had a very small part in their total creative output, and so, his contributions to their creative development wasn't comparable to that of the other members.
- known 16y ago
  "Not only to lessen his work load, but also to keep him motivated." Advantages of doing http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PairProgramming http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PairProgramming
  - dustingetz 16y ago
    yep, whole > sum
jacquesm 16y ago
That sentence really stood out for me too, especially since I've been going through something close to that. I always wondered what caused people to 'burn out' on jobs that you couldn't possibly call taxing by any stretch of the imagination, I think this is the key to the answer.

by kolya3 16y ago

Great description of burnout: "What I learned is that burning out isn’t just about work load, it’s about work load being greater than the motivation to do work."

arvinjoar 16y ago

This is so true. My father took on a nightclub all by himself. It was a stupid move, he lost a lot of money doing that. What he was missing was a partner. Not only to lessen his work load, but also to keep him motivated. This is the reason you see musicians take 5 year breaks, or even quitting music. They are lacking in motivation. Look at the band Queen, They are still making music and touring, but half the band has quit. Freddie Mercury died and John Deacon quit music altogether. What did John Deacon lose? His motivation. Brian May and Roger Taylor both had a lot of say in the bands creative process, and that process motivated them to continue, even after Freddie had passed away. Now, Deacon, he wasn't as involved in that process, and he was the one who quit.

wyclif 16y ago
Actually, John Deacon wrote one of Queen's biggest hits, "You're My Best Friend."
- thwarted 16y ago
  Not sure what that has to do with anything, "You're my best friend" was released 21 years before Deacon retired.
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    It contradicts that he didn't have a say in the creative direction. That may not have been true at the time the gp indicates though.
    - thwarted 16y ago
      It doesn't contridict that Deacon didn't have a say in the creative direction: having written one song that was popular is not the same as having influence on much of the band's output. I don't know enough about Queen's history to say that Deacon did or did not have creative influence, but citing one song isn't support.
    - arvinjoar 16y ago
      John Deacon did write songs, so he was not completely out of the loop. But just look at their discography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_discography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_discography John Deacon had a very small part in their total creative output, and so, his contributions to their creative development wasn't comparable to that of the other members.
known 16y ago
"Not only to lessen his work load, but also to keep him motivated." Advantages of doing http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PairProgramming http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PairProgramming
- dustingetz 16y ago
  yep, whole > sum

jacquesm 16y ago

That sentence really stood out for me too, especially since I've been going through something close to that. I always wondered what caused people to 'burn out' on jobs that you couldn't possibly call taxing by any stretch of the imagination, I think this is the key to the answer.