Drive yourself to burnout: only harmful advice
summary
Presentation describes common causes and accelerants of burnout in IT and gives ironic “bad advice” framed as concrete habits to worsen burnout (e.g., drinking lots of strong coffee, regularly working late, skimping on sleep). It promises explanations based on science and the speaker’s personal experience rather than mysticism, plus humor, and includes a downloadable slide deck.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:12Work chats
- 4:56Rest must be earned
- 6:42Silence in meetings
- 8:31Work personality
- 10:17Ignore personal stress
- 13:25Burnout not weakness
- 15:51Recovery advice
- 16:12Mitochondria happiness
- 20:02Self-reflection
- 21:48Energy and context
- 24:57Plan rest
- 26:01Evening self-care
- 29:55Seek help
- 32:02Q&A
- 42:29Self-tests and summary
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