“You need to change something now,” my friend Annette told me. “Because otherwise you’re going to tell me in a month that you’re burned out and need a new job.” This was years ago, but that conversation sticks with me to this day! Annette is a long-time friend and colleague who had listened to my feelings about work for years — and when she noticed I was heading down my typical burnout path, she called me on it to make sure I was preventing burnout before it started.
I just came out of a quite hectic Q1 and we’re thinking a lot: what leads to emotional frustration and burnout? What were the signs of it?
And like you said, there are always signs that tell it’s time to pause.
I analyzed my past experience and saw that short 2-3 day trips is what helps me to fill in the battery while taking longer 7-10 days vacations every quarter.
I just came out of a quite hectic Q1 and we’re thinking a lot: what leads to emotional frustration and burnout? What were the signs of it?
And like you said, there are always signs that tell it’s time to pause.
I analyzed my past experience and saw that short 2-3 day trips is what helps me to fill in the battery while taking longer 7-10 days vacations every quarter.
Thanks for sharing your experience.