[sudo-discuss] Fwd: hackerspace burn-out

[Chris Bee]

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From: Chris Bee <hotelcompany at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] hackerspace burn-out
To: Romy Snowyla <romy at snowyla.com>


I agree with everything on that list, and speaking for myself I think I
deal with those issues well enough...I'm pretty good at
compartmentalization, and can recognize when the issue lies within me and
not assign blame or heat where it's neither needed nor warranted.

But...

I'd like to add "failure to grasp or acknowledge the DIY aspect of
hackerspaces." This is directed towards people (NOT sudoers) who seem to
regard sudo as a go-to for broken shit that they have no intention of
fixing themselves...I don't mind helping people as long as a) they want to
be involved with the process of getting their gear working again and b)
don't expect me to put whatever I'm doing at the moment on hold to give
them my undivided attention. This has probably happened to all of us at one
point or another...I'm getting better at setting boundaries but sometimes I
feel like I have to be short with people who I really don't want to
alienate but who simply aren't going to get the message any other way.

One thing I've started doing is wearing a large pair of headphones, which
is a cue I picked up from juul....if that doesn't send a clear signal that
"I'm here temporally but somewhere else psychically" then I figure it's
okay for me to let whoever is trying to drag me into their project what's
really going on.

-chrisbee


On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Romy Snowyla <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:

> Unrealistic expectations
> One bad evening improperly distorting perception of hackerspace as a whole
> Lack of sleep
> Unrealistic understanding of basic human social dynamics
> Personal conflicts
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 17, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Craig Rouskey <craigrouskey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What are the causes of burnout?
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
>
>> we all go through cycles of hackerspace burn out.
>>
>> would it be nice to have a 2 minute therapy session on dealing with it?
>> my hackerspace burn out cycles follow my life. It's easy to be cynical and
>> burned out if you overdo things, or if you don't communicate - i think i'm
>> back on the up and up though!
>>
>>
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>>
>> Romy Ilano
>> romy at snowyla.com
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