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I'd have to agree with iqster in that it doesn't seem to be burn-out as much as doing something new. He doesn't seem to talk much about the symptoms listed at h
by narsil 16y ago
I'd have to agree with iqster in that it doesn't seem to be burn-out as much as doing something new. He doesn't seem to talk much about the symptoms listed at http://jacquesmattheij.com/Are+you+suffering+from+burn-out http://jacquesmattheij.com/Are+you+suffering+from+burn-out although he said he has them (even "if [he] didn't know" it?). Not that I doubt his story or anything, but he seemed motivated enough to build new things and not sulk in depression (symptom #10).
"When you're burned out change, do something that is as far away from what you were doing when you were burned out."
I guess this means he defines being burned out as tired of what you are currently doing, and not burning out on doing something productive altogether. In that case, he's probably right in saying that you should change when you're burned out.
- DuncanIdaho 16y agoWhy are you and iqster twisting words? How is becoming incapable of doing what you trained your whole life for, due to too much of it not burnout? He even lists symptoms he experienced. Jacques was lucky that he had funds to start something unrelated (like living his life) and productive, but he kept repeating that his business could suffer if he didn't have people who could take care of it (or whatever). The fact is that he couldn't bring himself to do what he was doing until that point of life to make a living. What does define burnout then?
- haploid 16y agoHow is it possible for you to become "incapable" of working? Aside from debilitating injury, of course. If the only thing standing in your way is attitude and motivation, it's fairly trivial to get over it, sack up, and get back to work.
- DuncanIdaho 16y agoIts easy for an able bodied person to call person in a wheelchair lazy.
- haploid 16y agoPoor analogy. I already excepted physical disability in my comment. Physical conditions, or cognitive events such as stroke, that make you unable to work are NOT analogous to losing motivation or getting bored.
- DuncanIdaho 16y agoMy mother has borreliosis. She got ill 10 years before it was known to be a disease. She is also a workaholic and for 10 years she was told that she ain't nothing wrong with her and that she's lazy by her very own doctor. And her response was: "mr. Doctor, now that I know how laziness feels, I promise I won't ever call anybody lazy again." It's a tangent I know, but look at your attitude. And I sure as hell hope you don't ever burn out to find out how it feels and for you to tell me how well are you able to work. I'd rather have you ignorant for the rest of your life. Let me say this much it might not be as hard as stroke, but It sure as hell feels worse than losing motivation or getting bored.