This Month in React

Jenny Truong is head of operations and developer relations at Stately, and recently gave a talk titled “The Unexpected States of Burnout” at React Miami, which you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcN8grYAEuQ. 
It’s easy to accidentally transition from being productive to burning out. We tend to think in the moment in life - I’m happy, I’m excited, I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm burnt out. We sometimes fail to think about the transitions between the states — how did I become tired, burnt out, and how do I transition to a better state? 
Drawing on Jenny’s experience working at a highly-productive startup, join us as Carl Vitullo talks with her about how burnout can manifest, how it can impact our lives in unexpected ways, and how we can manage the energy we give work to thrive without burning out.
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Show Notes

Jenny Truong is head of operations and developer relations at Stately, and recently gave a talk titled “The Unexpected States of Burnout” at React Miami, which you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcN8grYAEuQ. 
It’s easy to accidentally transition from being productive to burning out. We tend to think in the moment in life - I’m happy, I’m excited, I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm burnt out. We sometimes fail to think about the transitions between the states — how did I become tired, burnt out, and how do I transition to a better state? 
Drawing on Jenny’s experience working at a highly-productive startup, join us as Carl Vitullo talks with her about how burnout can manifest, how it can impact our lives in unexpected ways, and how we can manage the energy we give work to thrive without burning out.
https://twitter.com/jen_ayy_
⁠https://twitter.com/vcarl_
  • (00:00) - Introductions
  • (01:10) - Why do you care about burnout?
  • (05:16) - Stress vs burnout
  • (07:58) - Burnout vs depression
  • (11:25) - Mindfulness and self awareness
  • (15:31) - States of burnout
  • (23:28) - When to seek help
  • (26:41) - Using curiosity instead of judgement
  • (28:23) - What about the junior devs?
  • (30:44) - Contrasting burnout in tech vs other expert fields
  • (35:40) - Mental inventories
  • (37:25) - Personal boundaries and 7 types of rest
  • (46:19) - Body and mind influencing each other
  • (50:10) - Remember you're human
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How busy professionals stay on top of the React ecosystem. We give you a 1 hour recap of the latest news and nuance in React's development and ecosystem, upcoming conferences, and open source releases. New episodes the first week of every month, with live recordings on the last Wednesday of every month in the Reactiflux stage.

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