Addy OsmaniNov 24, 2022

Take breaks & encourage them folks.

Healthy cultures value time off and encourage vacations and breaks to renergize. In toxic ones, burnout is proof of commitment and people often take long breaks just to recover from exhaustion.

Handy visual of what we often do vs. perhaps should:

Show threadBrettNov 24, 2022
@addyosmani I’ve always wanted to see some discussion around how you get there. For me, personally, I’ve dealt with continuous burnout for almost my entire 20 years in tech. I feel I would need several months to a year of no work to even approach recovery. That’s never going to happen. I don’t think I’m alone in this space either. Is there truly any way to address situations like mine?
Show threadAddy Osmani

@bflipp I've hit burnout a few times in my career and coming back from continuous burnout is (won't sugar coat it) difficult. What turned things around for me without taking off several months for recovery:

- Start small: Set stricter boundaries around when you stop work everyday. Consistency is key.
- Get enough rest. Sleep is so important for coping with burnout.
- Incremental: My burnout was in part driven by allowing work to seep into weekends, vacations. Similarly, have to push back

Nov 24, 2022 at 9:38pmWeb