Second Wind
summary
A maintainer of Capistrano (originally released 2005) loses taste then motivation, walks away from Capistrano and related libraries in 2008 and slides into a five‑year decline until 2013, then quits Basecamp and takes a year off; a concurrent Bell’s palsy onsets January 19 with a twitch by day 11, whistle by day 16, ~50% function by day 7 and full recovery about day 14. Concrete fixes: Pomodoro attempts, three months no computer, three months savings, mindfulness, a six Maslach mismatches diagnosis.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 16:39Warning Signs of Burnout
- 17:38Work Overload
- 19:55Conflicting Values
- 26:05Find a Role That Fits
- 27:03Prevention
- 29:51Bracing for Burnout
- 31:46Summary
- 38:03Warning Signs
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