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There's been a steady stream of "burnout" trip-reports, and without trying to sound condescending, most of them sound like luxury. Almost all "how to avoid burn
by adnam 15y ago
There's been a steady stream of "burnout" trip-reports, and without trying to sound condescending, most of them sound like luxury. Almost all "how to avoid burnout" advice is based on the assumption that YOU are fundamentally in control. I have yet to read the burnout story involving 3 competing jobs, 2 urgent deadlines, 1 screaming infant, a bout of flu and a sick relative. Well, sometimes you just have to knuckle down and get on with it. "Burnout" doesn't exist -- it's just a bunch of Stuff That Happens In Life. It's normal, it doesn't make you special, get over it, its boring.
- dlitz 15y agoAs I see it, "burnout" in this context means that point where you stop thinking clearly and your productivity sharply drops. You could be making $10M/year or $10K/year and still experience burnout.
- billpatrianakos 15y agoThis sounds like what people who don't understand depression or drug addiction say to the depressed or addicted. It's always "just pick yourself up by your bootstraps" and "grow some balls and quit using" but it's not that simple. Maybe people are complaining about a lot of first world problems but it's not the problems themselves that should be the focus but the feeling a person experiencing burnout gets. That feeling is uncontrollable and it's debilitating and it can happen to anyone, first world problems or not. If you've ever experienced burnout you'd be more sympathetic I can tell that you haven't and that's good. It's not a matter of will power or moral fiber that keeps you from burning out or gets you out of it though so be careful, no one is immune.
- adnam 15y agoDepression and addiction are both medically recognised conditions. Burnout, it appears, can mean almost anything.