Staying fresh and avoiding burnout

10 tips, 10 tools, one exercise

Jen Looper

Senior Developer Advocate
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Founder/CEO of Vue Vixens
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18 years of industry experience

1 doctorate

1 husband

2 kids

7 companies

1 foundation

1 career switch

it's all fun and games

until you're crying in your cubicle

How are you feeling?

γνῶθι σεαυτόν

Know Thyself

Signs of Burnout

Inability to relax

Headaches, backaches, physical pain

Bad attitude at work, cynicism, criticism

Dependence on alcohol, etc

Anxiety

Exhaustion

Demotivation

Are you feeling any of these things?

...or do you think you're getting close?

2 things that can lead to burnout

"imposter syndrome"

given a task

experience anxiety, self-doubt, worry

overprepare or procrastinate

"real-developer syndrome*"

*thank you Diana!

*Seek professional help

I'm not this gal*

But here are some tips from a tech professional

things that work for me

be green

work out

find hobbies

find your squad

take care of something/someone else

get off social media

create something

try a side project (but don't stress about it)

learn something new

embrace the arts

10 tools

Tech helps that might work for you

Meditation apps

Headspace

Insight Timer

Stop, Think & Breathe

Slack apps

Twitter accounts

Instagram images

Wearables

Books

Timeboxing / Pomodoro

Decide on the task to be done.

Set the pomodoro timer (traditionally to 25 minutes).

Work on the task.

End work when the timer rings and put a checkmark on a piece of paper.

Take breaks at intervals

pro tip! one record = a pomodoro cycle

Stress level monitoring

Welltory

A course

https://www.coursera.org/learn/happiness

Art apps

#CreatedWithPaper

#Inktober