10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Experiencing Burnout
summary
Ten concrete takeaways: a numbered checklist of ten behaviors and fixes, stats (Gallup 2018: 23% burned out often, 44% sometimes; Blind 2018: 50% of tech pros), and simple tools that are used successfully — calendared me time, autoresponders, a shared team calendar, rotating on‑call and documented runbooks, and moving inbox → Trello to avoid unplanned work. Advice also details vacation discipline with three PTO levels, time‑blocking, automation tradeoffs, and a 10‑question Burnout Index quiz to measure progress.
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chapters (30)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:00Welcome
- 2:03My Story
- 3:01Breaking Point
- 4:07Vacation
- 5:18Burnout
- 7:19Statistics
- 8:35Passion
- 9:31Signs of Burnout
- 10:29Causes of Burnout
- 11:29Symptoms of Burnout
- 13:25Unplugging
- 15:05Vacations
- 15:55Sharing Your Schedule
- 17:16Use an Autoresponder
- 18:27Set Limits
- 19:15Attend meetups
- 20:07Flexible work schedule
- 21:38Shift your day around
- 22:10How do you spend your time
- 23:40Unplanned work
- 25:56Planning ahead
- 27:43Stress management
- 30:25Manage your time
- 30:50How to improve time management
- 33:14How to say no
- 33:50How to say yes
- 34:51Conclusion
- 36:14Burnout Index
- 36:58Questions
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