I'm lucky enough to be at a job where I have a ton of learning opportunities; my skillset has grown exponentially since taking the job about 6 mont...
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That's a great way to keep the balance. I think the most important part is being aware that having a burnout is something that happens a lot nowadays. Especially in our industry.
I knew of pressure and stress contributing to this, but I hadn't looked at it from the other side. All in all, I believe they key is being aware and listing to your body and mind. And with that, I think your practices can help quite some people stay on their happy path in the life.
Has anyone tried this out at a team-wide scale? (I.e., having everyone on a team attempt to select items like this.) I really like the idea on a personal scale, but I am concerned that it may not be sustainable if everyone on a team does this. Obviously, it is dependent on the team members and the team's purpose, but it would be interesting to see how well this strategy works when everyone on the team is doing it.
I'd be really interested to hear if anyone does try it out at a team-wide scale! For now, though, this is just a personal approach.
In terms of personal sustainability, I've found that (of course) there are some sprints where it just doesn't work out. Deadlines and other outside forces impact what stories are chosen, and sometimes I'll hit one or two, but not all three categories. In general, I think this is okay as long as it's not the norm. In work (and in life) sometimes urgent stuff just comes up and we work around it or buckle down and make do until it passes. Once that sprint is over, though, I get back on track. I assume (maybe optimistically) that this is what it would be like for a team, too – generally able to hit all 3, but with the odd sprint or two where that's just not possible due to stuff beyond their control.
This is great Kathryn. Deliberate practice of any kind is so great, even if you might have landed in the same place by chance.
I think I might try something along these lines for myself.
Very good concept! I will have it in mind!