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 burnout
04:57 - Pair Programming
06:19 - Burnout GuiltThought-workers vs Laborers
10:15 - Positive Reinforcement
11:18 - Causes of BurnoutProlonged periods of high stress Crappy jobs Long hours OCD Organizational challenges Fighting Bikeshedding Difficult work environment Twitter Comparison
20:41 - Overcoming BurnoutRest Do something else Gratitude Talk to your boss Twitter / @bmf: Burnout is not caused by working hard. Burnout is caused by not shipping. Measurable progress
28:17 - Short-term BurnoutExercising You Are Your Own Gym (YAYOG) Meditation Take lunch
32:17 - Reaching out to others who may be burning out
35:50 - Preventing BurnoutPositive environments Motivation Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink [YouTube] Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
PicksAmerica'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.”
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Discussion
01:47 - BurnoutGoogle: define burnout
04:57 - Pair Programming
06:19 - Burnout GuiltThought-workers vs Laborers
10:15 - Positive Reinforcement
11:18 - Causes of BurnoutProlonged periods of high stress Crappy jobs Long hours OCD Organizational challenges Fighting Bikeshedding Difficult work environment Twitter Comparison
20:41 - Overcoming BurnoutRest Do something else Gratitude Talk to your boss Twitter / @bmf: Burnout is not caused by working hard. Burnout is caused by not shipping. Measurable progress
28:17 - Short-term BurnoutExercising You Are Your Own Gym (YAYOG) Meditation Take lunch
32:17 - Reaching out to others who may be burning out
35:50 - Preventing BurnoutPositive environments Motivation Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink [YouTube] Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
PicksAmerica'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.”
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