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Go get help. If you're in a European country take a few days sick leave and go talk with a doctor. Burn-out is what happens when a) you keep pushing yourself,
by mtrimpe 14y ago
Go get help. If you're in a European country take a few days sick leave and go talk with a doctor.
Burn-out is what happens when
a) you keep pushing yourself, you've approached your limits but want more so keep pushing further
b) you've been operating at your limit for a long time and something happens that multiplies the amount of effort required to get those results (downsizing, personal illness, illness in the family, hostile work atmosphere.)
In general it's about having reached your limits and not accepting them.
If you're afraid about your long term prospects ... it'll actually teach you to work smarter, not harder, possible making you orders of magnitude more efficient.
- marvin 14y agoWith the fear of stepping on the toes of someone important (and I'm sorry if this is rude, but I'm going to say it), I think it's a disgrace that the top comment to this story is a dismissive remark about how the author is just "feeling entitled" while this excellent piece of health advice is far down the page. I was burned out/severely depressed at one point, and it's obvious that the author needs to talk to a professional about the way he's coping with stress and expectations. If you're feeling like the author of this blog post, you need to take a good look at your goals in life. I've experienced this myself, and it's a tough situation to be in. Seems like a lot of hacker types are blind to this. [Edit: Bonus point about your remark about working smarter. I get better results now than when I pushed myself to the beaking point, while using what feels like half the effort. It took some years to get there, though].
- gte910h 14y agoIndeed. Many times "burnout" is really depression. Talk do a doctor.