📝§ Burnout

• Burnout is the opposite of stress
• Excitement is the first stage of burnout
• Laziness might be a symptom of burnout
• Delegating tasks down the hierarchy amplifies urgency
• Gerchikov’s motivation model
  • Instrumental/Professional mix is the best for burnout prevention
  • Burned-out Professional can end up with Lumpen motivation type, and how to restore
  • It’s easier to have instrumental motivation if you have an important goal outside of work
• Put your oxygen mask on first
• You don’t have to overtime to get promoted

Resources

• Global IT Burnout Index—burnout level test
• Smith…₂₀₁₉
• Oliinyk₂₀₂₁
• Maslach & Leiter₂₀₁₆