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I'm not fond of any of the hairless breeds - I think it's cruel to a certain extent given they have nothing to keep them warm in winter.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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d'awwww uglycute
Real programmers use butterflies
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The Lykoi is the ugliest cat I have ever seen.
My son had a Maine Coon and I loved that cat. Huge and lovable.
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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And they're protective of their family too. We had one that went after a dog snarling and barking at my wife when she went to the mailbox with a baby in her arms.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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Yes they are very protective.
My son's cat is very old now and starting to have issues, will hate it when he goes. 
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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I can. But I am wierd that way. 
Big tigres are dangerous, but a little pussy never hurt anyone.
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I have been working 9 to 10 hours a day on the same project, trying to finish it. I'm starting to get burned out, but can't quit until it's done.
Have you ever been in this situation? what did you do about it? 
"Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall" - the Beatles
"Everybody knows this is Nowhere" - Neil Young
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I'm currently in a similar situation.
Slow Eddie wrote: what did you do about it?
Finish it
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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I quit!
Probably saved me from a mental breakdown as well as saving my marriage. Took me about 6 months before I could get back into a comfortable work mode.
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Cost me a marriage but it was a very dysfunctional one anyway!
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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Sorry for your pain. My wife of 48 years bitches at me about it all the time. Thank God she feels like she can't live without me!
Dying is not an option. But I could really use the rest.
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My wife of 45 years, worked alongside me at her own job as a marketing assistant and then as a legal assistant. Both of her jobs entailed overtime so she understood what I had to go through.
Steve Naidamast
Sr. Software Engineer
Black Falcon Software, Inc.
blackfalconsoftware@outlook.com
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My wife is a Nurse and routinely works 10-12 hours a shift. When she is off she wants us to spend more time together, so she can tell me all of the things I should and should not be doing. 
Having said that I know I could not live without her.
Marriage, like Technology, Is wonderful, when it works.
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I tried it once. But they sucked me back in. Also, I needed the money.
"Don't it always seem to be, you don't know what you got till it's gone" - Joni Mitchell
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I will, eventually....
Hopefully.
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Slow Eddie wrote: what did you do about it?
nothing. finish the job.
I make good money and I like where I work. Having to work long hours comes with the job, but does not happen all time, making it bearable.
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I'm trying, I'm trying.
Trouble is, I know there is more work lined up behind it.
Better to be too busy than not busy enough, I guess.
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My situation is similar, working long hours (usually 9-21 or longer) on GCP-related projects from home office, and ... I enjoy it  . Our company decided to keep all of us working mainly remotely. It would be impossible to convince me to change this ... Doing this for many months now, no burnout in sight - lucky me , I guess ...
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Your brain and pysche most have asbestos linings. Wish mine did.
Good luck.
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Thank you, probably I am lucky somehow ... All the best
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Lessons from an old bull ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) :
Regardless of how many hours a day you work, or days in the week, if you're burning out it serves no purpose in the long run. The work you do will not be your best, you will make mistakes, and the whole process will take longer and longer. This is an excellent example of the law of diminishing returns.
If you want to complete the project with a quality result, you will need to take a break now and then. Turn off the computer, turn off the phone, go outside and walk, bike, garden, or do something else physical. If you have a significant other, dress up, bring flowers and take them out to dinner, bring them home, and try to have the best sex in your life. Get away from the whole mess for a few hours.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Good advice. I'll try to follow it.
I promise!
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Indeed, good points ... Close to my place there is an excellent swimming pool of the university, so I go for a swim nearly each saturday afternoon all year long ... This is sufficent to recover, in my case ... To understand somehow how to stay in balance is crucial ... However, I also work on Saturday, but less than the other days ...
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T really agree with Gary Wheeler's thoughtful caution about burn-out; with pride and money on the line it can be easy to stumble and slide into a spiral of diminishing returns where time spent increases and focus, concentration, and productivity decrease.
On a physical level being aware of anxiety, of trouble sleeping, of sudden changes in eating/drinking patterns, of faster than usual triggering of anger or aggressive ideation, can clue you in to an increased level of stress, serve as a warning signal that something needs to change.
I think there is an art to learning how to pace oneself in intense intellectual work, and, that there's no one-size fits all pattern for everyone. Your metabolism, your ingrained habits, your general health ... your context ... workplace ... the sense you have of being compelled to work versus having chosen to work ... imho, all these come into play. The extent of significant life changes in your recent past ... injury, trauma, loss of relationship, death of family member, moving to a new house, or new job ... can profoundly shape the extent to which you can mobilize for work.
I can tell you what has helped me survive some periods of months of 12~14 hour days in the (distant) past at companies like Emerald City Software, and Adobe.
1) working out to the point of exhaustion (weights, treadmill, swimming) followed by sleep.
2) learning to recognize the difference between the sense of total exhaustion caused by mental over-work as not being equivalent to physical exhaustion ... although it feels like it ! it was common for me to force myself to work-out when I knew I could not be as physically tired as I felt, and, after an agonizing first 15 minutes of exercise, "btrak out" of the mental tiredness.
3) yoga, particularly pranayama practices
4) red-hot saunas followed by bathing in water as cold as possible
5) getting out in nature (forest, beach) for several hours at least once a week
6) talking, hanging-out, with friends who were not programmers
Your mileage may (surely) vary, but, my experience as a counsellor (prior to becoming a geek in my forties) was that often one small, consciously chosen, change in patterns of behavior can trigger changes in perceptions, and other behaviors, that seem impossible to change if "faced head-on."
cheers, Bill
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
modified 27-Jun-21 4:42am.
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