Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats11 Apr 2018

Preventing and Dealing with Burnout in Web Development

Scott and Wes Chat about burnout! Freshbooks - Sponsor This is episode Wes mentions the free book Breaking The Time Barrier. Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluent covers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluent is this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code: SYNTAX Show Notes 01:50 What is burnout? Losing Enthusiasm for web development That Hustle 7:00 Why is being burnt out bad? Putting off hobbies 12:30 How do you prevent burnout? Farming out Work Automating content Busy work 18:00 Aggressively turn down meetings Work to cut out busy work Locus on Control Managing Email and Notifications Scrubbing Plates 24:00 Health and Nutrition Sleep 27:00 Motivation What to do when you just don't like the work you are working on Small Wins Learning new Things Getting a new job Taking Courses Keeping Up With The Codeashians 37:00 Being overworked at work Overtime 41:00 So you've burnt out, what do you do? How do you reignite the spark? Taking a day off Delegating GitHub Online chat with other developers ×SICK×PICKS× Wes: Dewalt 20v Drill Set Wes: Dewalt 20v Cordless Web/Dry Vac MERU Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone SMASH that Subscribe Button on Wes' YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

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