How can we prevent job burnout while still being proud of our work? 13
Does anybody have tips on how to do work that one is proud of but one does not enslave oneself to work to the point that it dominates one’s life?
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In order to shift the perspective from mere busyness to actual deliverables and be able to take pride in one’s work while preventing job burnout, few changes need to be made. These changes include doing less at once in order to join the actions to the thoughts, working within a rhythm wherein some periods may be very busy and others not as much, and making work perfectionistic by optimizing activities that yield the most impact. Following these principles, you can develop a faster process of getting important issues completed, create better results in your work, and achieve a higher level of satisfaction which makes the workplace healthier.
A tip from me:
”Learn strategic negligence”
If I have 60 hours work a week, I will prioritise, and neglect the stuff at the bottom. So ok I couldn’t do everything- but all the important stuff is done well. Learn and know what you can get away with doing a ‘quick and dirty’ version, but keep your best quality for the high value / high profile tasks, that everyone will see.
I spent many years as a college professor. Every year the university hired more administrators who pushed busywork on the faculty. Some faculty members, especially those who went into administration themselves, also bought into this idea. Serving on pointless committees and filling out forms that nobody read became the main purpose of my job. As a result tuition skyrocketed and I was actually scolded for spending time meeting with students.
I am a network engineer and has been in the IT industry for a decade. One of the main time consumers is meetings. Especially ones which are just the management's idea of making something look very important. Something which can be resolved over a chat easily is blown out of proportion just because the manager wants to highlight himself in front of leadership. Second one is not delegating tasks as per an employee's capability. Delegating works magic if done properly
Personally, I specialize in burnout without accomplishment.
Best book I've ever read! Really helped me deal with the shame and guilt feelings of not working 24/7
This is so important. I am trying to reduce my stress by focusing on single tasks and keep strict closing times and rank my tasks by necessity.
I believe if people discipline themselves to get outside to move/relax/contemplate once a day (at least) for an absolute minimum of 30 minutes (real minimum being 1 hour), that will legit help to prevent burnout. Allowing ourselves to rest seems to be the real discipline these days in our fast-paced, modern times.
We have to disassociate busyness with productivity. “I not busy, I’m just doing some really important work right now” should be a common phrase.
This is insane. I opened the app to look for “what to do against a burnout”. But thought nope, let me just scroll through my timeline, looking for something to distract me from it. First swipe up: This content
As long as I love the message… the culture shift in a company that’s used to busyness is really difficult. There’s so much work. It’s not even about the direct bosses. There’s just too much to do (most times, client-derived) and we’re not manned enough to deal with the load.
This is how I handled working and university. I did school part time. Sure it took longer to get my degree, but I was working part time getting experience in my field. I was able to spend time with friends , eat healthy, workout, travel and enjoy time with family.
Balance out the workload and even the mundane tasks of life becomes enjoyable. Manage the workload. Rest is important too. When I graduated I actually got a better pay and position than my classmates because I had the degree and work experience.
I can relate to this.. But as I’ve grown up, I learned to not take life seriously.. Just need to take one step at a time..
Good content!