Show notes
PanelJamison Dance (twitter github blog)Joe Eames (twitter github blog)Merrick Christensen (twitter github)Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code Rails Ramp Up)Discussion 01:47 - BurnoutGoogle: define burnout04:57 - Pair Programming 06:19 - Burnout GuiltThought-workers vs Laborers10:15 - Positive Reinforcement 11:18 - Causes of BurnoutProlonged periods of high stressCrappy jobsLong hoursOCDOrganizational challengesFightingBikesheddingDifficult work environmentTwitterComparison20:41 - Overcoming BurnoutRestDo something elseGratitudeTalk to your bossTwitter / @bmf: Burnout is not caused by working hard. Burnout is caused by not shipping.Measurable progress28:17 - Short-term BurnoutExercisingYou Are Your Own Gym (YAYOG)MeditationTake lunch32:17 - Reaching out to others who may be burning out 35:50 - Preventing BurnoutPositive environmentsMotivationDrive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink[YouTube] Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates usPicksAmerica's Got Talent (Joe)Storm Front (Derrick Storm) by Richard Castle (Joe)Derandomized - Khan Academy: Machine Learning -> Measurable Learning (Jamison)Get On Top (Jamison)Ben Bernanke to Princeton Grads: The World Isn't Fair (and You All Got Lucky) (Merrick)General Assembly (AJ)AJ needs a room to rent in San Francisco (AJ)You Are Your Own Gym (YAYOG)Run 10k (Chuck)Nike+ Running (Chuck)Transcript[Hosting and bandwidth provided by the Blue Box Group. Check them out at Bluebox.net.] [This episode is sponsored by Component One, makers of Wijmo. If you need stunning UI elements or awesome graphs and charts, then go to Wijmo.com and check them out.] CHUCK: Hey everybody, and welcome to Episode 63 of the JavaScript Jabber Show. This week on our panel, we have Jamison Dance.JAMISON: Hello friends.CHUCK: Joe Eames.JOE: Hello there.CHUCK: Merrick Christensen.MERRICK: Hey.CHUCK: And I’m Charles Max Wood from DevChat.TV. This week we’re going to be talking about burnout, I’m assuming you’ve all experienced burnout?MERRICK: Does anybody else feel weird saying hello into a microphone? I feel like Joe sounded like this Texan guy. Like you never know what you’re supposed to say.JOE: Howdy, partner.MERRICK: Yeah, exactly. More like a response coming, you know. It’s funny.CHUCK: Yeehaw!JAMISON: You’re just rolling the dice.MERRICK: Yeah. I feel like [inaudible] or something, so people know it’s me.JAMISON: You just never know what’s going to come out.MERRICK: You really don’t. Sometimes, I’m like, “Maybe I’m going to go Little John on this thing and I don’t know.[Chuckles]JOE: From now on, instead of saying hello, I’ll do this one, [sound][Laughter]JAMISON: Let’s get a soundboard.JOE: I’ve got a soundboard here.CHUCK: Oh, nice.MERRICK: We could really, really degrade the quality of the show, or improve it, with cool sound.JAMISON: I think we just have.[Laughter]CHUCK: I’ve thought about getting soundboards for the different segments, like the picks and stuff, but nah.JAMISON: It took us 30 seconds to wander off topic.CHUCK: I know.JAMISON: Let’s talk about burnout.CHUCK: Burnout.JAMISON: Can we get a definition of burnout, to channel Josh Susser.JOE: You define it, Jamison.JAMISON: I was reading on Wikipedia, as one does when you’re trying to learn about something. It says it’s a psychological term for long-term exhaustion and diminished interest in work.CHUCK: Ooh, that’s very good.MERRICK: I like that.JOE: A long-term exhaustion. Okay.JAMISON: So, it’s not just like, “I’m feeling lazy today.” It’s, “I’m feeling lazy this month or lazy when I’m at work this month.”Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy