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The first sign of burnout that I started watching out for: cynicism. If I'm heading towards burnout, I'll usually give out on my empathy or patience with people BEFORE i give up on productivity or feel fatigued. This is a subjective measurement, and "you mileage may vary" - if you're worried you may have symptoms of a mental health condition, please consider consulting a licensed mental health professional. #burnout #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness

@chrisjereza
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Do you wonder if you're burned out? I burned out a few years ago. And the first warning sign wasn't the exhaustion. It wasn't the low productivity. The first sign was actually being an asshole, but in a subtle way. When you're burned out, you might get really cynical sources. You can lose empathy or be irritable with people. I could still show up to work. I could still do my work. But if anyone asks me for literally anything, my first thought used to be happy to help. Somehow it turned into "f*ck you go do it yourself." At that point, yeah, I'm probably burned out time to hit the brakes.