I love crazily obvious posts like this... It's all completely logical, it makes sense, we should all know this stuff already; in fact, reading through it, it feels like I know what you're going to say before you say it. But the reason I love them, is because it helps reinforce knowledge of those habits that we all know we should have, but just don't.
Can't say I've ever suffered from a full-blown burnout, but sometimes it does feel like I live my life on the edge of one.. Unfortunately one of the side effects of insomnia, especially combined with an endlessly curious personality, is that I spend most evenings coding/studying/researching, often until the early hours of the morning. Then I start my day around 4am, doing much the same until I head to work (to code some more) around 7am. It's not my fault though! There are just too many awesome things out there, I want to learn about them all.. Lol.
This article couldn't have come at a better time though; it feels like the project I'm currently working on is trying to drag me down into a dark pit of despair, where each time I feel like I'm about to get it to the next stable point, something stupid goes wrong and I end up with more issues to fix.
Just this afternoon I inadvertently snapped at a coworker when she asked how close I was to finishing the feature I'm currently working on. Unfortunately that particular question just came up at the worst possible time, but afterwards I felt so bad.. It did make me realise that I need to take a few steps back and focus on something else for a while. Reading this post now just reaffirms that feeling.. Thanks for sharing some logic with us Lewis, it's greatly appreciated! :)
My name is Lewis Menelaws. I am a developer and entrepreneur located in Sarnia, Ontario focusing on creating great things for the web. Currently I am Lead Developer and Co-Founder of TMRRWinc.
Thanks for the comment Andre :) you're right how it does seem like simple advice that most people already know but reinforcing these and letting readers hear it again more targeted towards their niche can really help with things. Maybe February is a month of burnout lol
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I love crazily obvious posts like this... It's all completely logical, it makes sense, we should all know this stuff already; in fact, reading through it, it feels like I know what you're going to say before you say it. But the reason I love them, is because it helps reinforce knowledge of those habits that we all know we should have, but just don't.
Can't say I've ever suffered from a full-blown burnout, but sometimes it does feel like I live my life on the edge of one.. Unfortunately one of the side effects of insomnia, especially combined with an endlessly curious personality, is that I spend most evenings coding/studying/researching, often until the early hours of the morning. Then I start my day around 4am, doing much the same until I head to work (to code some more) around 7am. It's not my fault though! There are just too many awesome things out there, I want to learn about them all.. Lol.
This article couldn't have come at a better time though; it feels like the project I'm currently working on is trying to drag me down into a dark pit of despair, where each time I feel like I'm about to get it to the next stable point, something stupid goes wrong and I end up with more issues to fix.
Just this afternoon I inadvertently snapped at a coworker when she asked how close I was to finishing the feature I'm currently working on. Unfortunately that particular question just came up at the worst possible time, but afterwards I felt so bad.. It did make me realise that I need to take a few steps back and focus on something else for a while. Reading this post now just reaffirms that feeling.. Thanks for sharing some logic with us Lewis, it's greatly appreciated! :)
Thanks for the comment Andre :) you're right how it does seem like simple advice that most people already know but reinforcing these and letting readers hear it again more targeted towards their niche can really help with things. Maybe February is a month of burnout lol