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I’m guilty of posting before reading the article. I’m glad you pointed this out. Sounds like an awful study. There’s true burnout and then there’s feelings of
by jquery 5y ago
I’m guilty of posting before reading the article. I’m glad you pointed this out. Sounds like an awful study.
There’s true burnout and then there’s feelings of stress. They aren’t the same thing at all. I know because I’ve experienced both. Burnout cuts you down to your soul. I haven’t programmed professionally in 2 years and the thought of doing so makes me nauseous. That’s burnout.
- systemvoltage 5y agoLet's me 100% honest here - if we cannot define clearly the psychological and medical definition of a burn-out (with accurate diagnosis), it is just fine to discuss in non-scientific context. The moment you call this a study and no one here is willing to ask hard questions makes me extremely disappointed in HN and the intellectual curiosity that usually drives discussions here. Why do I feel like there is some political angle to this? (labor rights).
- smoldesu 5y agoIt would take a lot of mental gymnastics to twist this into a political statement. If we "cannot define clearly the psychological and medical definition of a burn-out", why are we even studying it in the first place? That would be like experimenting without a control group.
- jquery 5y agoLooking back on this comment, I want to apologize for trying to say what is "real" burnout and what isn't. Thinking about it more, they can all be symptoms of the same thing, to varying degrees. Apologies to anyone I may have upset by minimizing their experience.