Randal Hale (He/Him)Sep 22, 2025
After speaking twice at the Georgia Geospatial Conference last week - burnout. I really wonder if all this traveling to conferences and talking and whatnot is worth the headache anymore. Of course it is advertising...but it's getting to be more exhausting each year.
Show thread🌎 Don MeltzSep 22, 2025
@rjhale1971
Not worth it, especially if you don't enjoy it.
Show threadRandal Hale (He/Him)Sep 22, 2025
@GeoDon It used to be more fun - but dang I'm feeling disconnected form it all at the moment.
Show threadHoward ButlerSep 22, 2025

@rjhale1971 @GeoDon I find conference work doesn't generate me much in the way of leads anymore, but the visibility does have some value.

I really don't enjoy the travel part anymore, however. Avoiding FOSS4Gs this year due to trying to limit family disruption caused by my travel and not wanting to miss final high school events of kids.

Show threadSean GilliesSep 22, 2025
@hobu @rjhale1971 I'm not even motivated to go to SatSummit, which is close enough for me to go on foot. Scale and AI problems don't interest me. And neither does hearing the same old project status reports (a FOSS4G staple).
Show threadKurt Schwehr
@sgillies @hobu "Let's do more things faster with no idea if they are even correct."
Sep 22, 2025 at 10:41pmWeb