Friday, December 06, 2024

Burnout Prevention and Recovery

A few decades ago I read rec.humor.funny (rec.humor was mostly trash). Some of that is archived at a non-https site (www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/93q3/msview.html), so I can't insert a link without blogger throwing a fit, but one post reminded me a bit of grad school.
  1. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY. Don't skip meals, abuse yourself with rigid diets, disregard your need for sleep, or break the doctor appointments. Take care of yourself nutritionally.
    MICROSOFT VIEW: Your body serves your mind, your mind serves the company. Push the mind and the body will follow. Drink Mountain Dew. (it's free.)
  2. DIMINISH WORRY AND ANXIETY. Try to keep superstitious worrying to a minimum--it changes nothing. You'll have a better grip on your situation if you spend less time worrying and more time taking care of your real needs.
    MICROSOFT VIEW: If you're not worrying about work, you must not be very committed to it. We'll find someone who is.

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