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It’s weird how the burnout threshold varies so much person-to-person. I wonder if this is mostly genetic or if there are ways to train yourself to handle immens
by Xcelerate 3y ago
It’s weird how the burnout threshold varies so much person-to-person. I wonder if this is mostly genetic or if there are ways to train yourself to handle immense strain before reaching burnout.
For me, my burnout threshold tends to depend on the type of stressor. I could handle multiple all-nighters doing research when I was in grad school. Granted, I felt physically horrible afterward, but mentally the work always remained exciting and as soon as I caught up on sleep I’d get right back into it.
On the other hand, interpersonal conflict is very rare for me, but when it does occur I tend to lose the drive for whatever I was doing quickly and look for a change as soon as I’m able to manage.
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- Cthulhu_ 3y agoI suspect (not an expert, never experienced burnout myself yet thankfully) it depends on how much you can let go, how much you allow yourself to relax, and how you manage workload. I've seen loads of people get over-excited - that is, they want to do all the things, and then some. Day job, second job, personal projects, conferences, social life, they just say 'yes' to everything. And they feel great! They get paid a lot, they get positive feedback, they genuinely enjoy what they're doing. But it's an addictive trap. Not saying you shouldn't do what you want to do when it comes to work, but set some limits. People who can't set limits, who work overtime on the regular, who feel like they need to do even more in their spare time, who allow their work to interrupt their free time, they will be more susceptible to burnout. Because it feels good to them. Or because they're afraid they're not doing enough, or will run behind, or ???.