[sudo-discuss] Fwd: hackerspace burn-out

[Craig Rouskey]

I would add to the list the following:

Lack of personal boundaries/Inability to enforce boundaries
FOMO
Inadequate self-care



On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:03 AM, Chris Bee <hotelcompany at gmail.com> wrote:

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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>
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> 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
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> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Romy Snowyla <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Dec 17, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Craig Rouskey <craigrouskey at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> What are the causes of burnout?
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>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
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>>> 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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