John's burnout after taking on new projects (2018)
story · status: told 2×, last update 2019 · last event: update (2019-11-26)
In November 2018 John said burnout had arrived and caught him by surprise; a year later he said he was not really burnt out but was rethinking the role work plays in his life.
About: occupational burnout
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-13 | told | John says he can't see burnout coming; when it arrived recently he was gobsmacked by how much there was to do, though he had scheduled it that way. | HAIRMERGENCY! 00:02:33 |
| 2018-11-16 | retold | Echoing John's last video, Hank says he loves every individual thing he is doing. | Doing This Makes Me Happy, but Maybe it Doesn't' Seem that Way? 00:02:36 |
| 2019-11-26 | update | John says he has been thinking about burnout lately; he is not really burnt out now, but is starting to think differently about the role work plays in his life. | old fashioned parts video 00:00:15 |
What is said about it
9 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2018-11-13 · HAIRMERGENCY! — John says he has the same problem with burnout: he thinks he has time for another thing, such as a podcast reviewing facets of the human-centered planet, a book club or a new novel. — 00:01:05
- 2018-11-13 · HAIRMERGENCY! — John thinks this happens to many people: current you imagines future you will be slightly more productive and energetic than you are now. (hedged) — 00:02:45
- 2018-11-13 · HAIRMERGENCY! — John says that optimism has fueled the human story, like people sailing an ocean with no visible end in tiny wooden boats, trusting future selves to solve the problems. (playful) — 00:02:55
- 2018-11-13 · HAIRMERGENCY! — recommendation: John thinks it helps to acknowledge feeling overwhelmed, prioritize the most important relationships and remember what matters, which is not whether The Anthropocene Reviewed comes out on time. (hedged) — 00:03:08
- 2018-11-13 · HAIRMERGENCY! — announcement: John says that when the receptionist asks, he will say yes to scheduling his next hair appointment, and will try to pay better attention so he can intervene earlier. — 00:03:28
- 2018-11-16 · Doing This Makes Me Happy, but Maybe it Doesn't' Seem that Way? — Hank: The obligation Hank feels on the channel is never frustrating, only freeing. — 00:03:06
- 2018-11-16 · Doing This Makes Me Happy, but Maybe it Doesn't' Seem that Way? — Hank: Like Nerdfighters who want him less stressed, Hank wants that too; some things he can't or won't change, but he thinks there are ways to be a little more free. (hedged) — 00:03:06
- 2018-11-16 · Doing This Makes Me Happy, but Maybe it Doesn't' Seem that Way? — Hank, who doesn't understand people who see achievement as the point of life, thinks the point of life is joy and, beyond that, helping other people find joy. (hedged) — 00:03:35
- 2018-11-16 · Doing This Makes Me Happy, but Maybe it Doesn't' Seem that Way? — ask: Hank closes by calling for more joy in 2019. (playful) — 00:03:35