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Cumulative stress is cumulative. One doesn't recover from burnout with more burning.

• on_and_off 7y ago
  you need to experience it yourself or see someone close to you going through a burnout to understand how crippling it is. Some people I know where unable to get anyway near code for years after a burnout. Another person gained deep seated anxiety that they are unable to get rid of.
  • viscanti 7y ago
    Right. The idea that someone can become tougher by subjecting themselves to stress is silly (or at least misguided). That path leads to burnout which is crippling. It doesn't lead to tougher people who can keep burning themselves even more. They just hit a wall where they aren't capable of much of anything.
    • whoevercares 7y ago
      I mostly agree, I do think the limit is higher for Chinese, but it’s not infinite