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My family is doing a Garage sale today to get rid of a bunch of stuff we don't need. This is going to be fun, as the forecast for today is Rain with a chance of more Rain and some Thunderstorms. Figures.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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Well it's a good thing you have a garage to have your sale in.
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Why are you selling your garage?
It sounds like you could use it to keep your stuff dry while you try to sell that.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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 Yeah. It does sound like that.
And we have had no rain whatsoever today (i.e. after 8, when the sale started). Just about 90% humidity and high heat (at least it feels like this). Ugh.
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Likewise! About 30C here with no wind at all, and high humidity, so hot and sticky. Hard-to-sleep weather 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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And now a cool wind blows down from the north, removing most (if not all) of the humidity, and bringing the temperature down to about 58°F (That's 14.4444°C for you Non-Americans). Now it is nice.
We made about $100 today, not bad, considering how few people were out today due to the weather.
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Not too bad then.
I wish we'd had your cool wind last night! Not a breeze, nor even a zephyr disturbed the air...very unpleasant night for sleeping: sticky, humid and hot - the humid part we're used to, it rains most of the time but heat is a novelty - so now I'm both awake and tired after a night in bed. Just can't win sometimes! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Did you sell the garage?
If not, what else did you sell?
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...I was looking at fans on t'interweb, and found this: What Dyson Does With All Those Unsold Bladeless Fans[^]
Now, why didn't they just make a ring and call it the Large Hadloon Collider? 
Cool playtime though!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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That's so cool!
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They're clever things and I'd like one. But really its just a poncy way to exactly the same thing as a £15 equivalent. Form over function me thinks.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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I'll take a wild guess that you don't have an iphone.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I've seen them in retail, and they move several times as much air as conventional fans of similar size and noise level. If they were $50 to (maybe) 100ish I'd probably have one on my desk at work; but $300 is way too much. The problem is that the group of people who can afford to spend that much on a fan mostly have everything indoors air conditioned to bliss (the HVAC where I work sucks harder than WinME).
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Marvelous! Now I know what to do the next time I find myself with a spare 50 grand in my pocket!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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What? Next pay day?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I've suffered multiple times, and I'm curious to learn how others dealt with it. Recovery programs? Medication? Change of profession? Change of attitude? Shrink sessions?
I should have switched profession a long time ago, but my biggest passion is still software development, and it is hard to give it up. I now have permanent damage to my nervous system. Any kind of mental effort makes me tired very quickly, and my mind is constantly "cloudy" without ability to think very clearly. Add to this the phantom sensations of ants running over my forehead and similar nerve issues. I have lived with this for 10 years.
First time it happened I took three months off. Second time I needed 9 months of professional rehabilitation. In those days I worked for a consultant company, no surprise. Nowadays I run my own one man show, pretty much doing what ever I please each day, but I still keep running into the ground, so this affliction never seems to go away.
Sorry about the depressing topic, and I'm not looking for sympathy, on the balance I have a very good life. But I am curious how other people have dealt with this. I'm sure it is more common than most people think.
Bjorn
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I work mainly as a consultant and that keeps me busy on a wide variety of projects, so I don't get burnt out these days. Before, when I was working as an employee, I had to change jobs every year or two (often inside the company) or I'd get to the point where I found other work.
I sympathize with you. I don't think I could go back to working as a normal employee again. Ever. I need the challenge of new things to keep myself motivated.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Walt Fair, Jr. wrote: I don't think I could go back to working as a normal employee again. Ever.
Agreed, and not just for the changing landscape of challenges, but also because I find I can avoid the majority of politics and useless meetings. And also because I can choose my working hours and environment to maximize productivity rather than be a servant of the clock, the boss, and the cubicle walls.
Marc
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Well, choosing your working hours, etc. is a side benefit, but I found out the old saying is true: When you work for a company, you have one boss. When you work for yourself, every client is your boss.
I can usually prioritize things and work around other activities, like going out with the wife in the middle of the day, etc. I can also get some work done late at night if I want, or take a long weekend off if I can schedule it.
I also keep plenty of variety in my work. I don't multitask well, but I set aside blocks of time to work on various projects. That also keeps me from getting bored, burnt out, etc. And it's surprising, often I come up with the solution to one project while working on another one.
Another thing I do is set aside several hours each week to "investigate." Maybe I'll pull out an old problem I never solved and work or think about it for half a day. Or perhaps go to the library and browse topics of interest. No specific goals, just to learn something and maybe advance myself a little. So far I've always found a direct use for everything I spent time on, so it has never been a waste of time.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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It feels like it once in a while, but I usually find something to get me back in the game.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Luckily I don't have your problem, I can handle stress pretty well. I wouldn't even say I know the meaning of that word.
For me it's just a matter of putting things in perspective and knowing when to quit. Sometimes you just have to say "I'm not going to make this deadline", even if you could when working around the clock.
So what's going to happen if that customer doesn't get his software next week? They haven't had it in the past fifty years, so they'll manage. Of course you'll always have to do your very best for every (paying) customer, just not at the expense of your own health. And in that matter some people can take more than others. And customers rather wait another week for their software than another nine months, I can tell you that 
I guess prevention is better than the cure. But you probably knew that already.
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Have you thought of trying that[^]?!
It's helping me with all sort of strange chronic conditions... 
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I was going to say something about keeping a toilet roll in the freezer, but on reflection I decided not to.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Hi Bjorn, I'm really sorry to hear about your condition. I assume you've gotten a thorough neurological examination ? A medical diagnosis of what's going on with you ? While stress-related "burn-out" definitely has a variety of possible neurological, cognitive, and behavioral, side-effects, what you describe sounds more like a clinical medical syndrome.
best wishes for your health, and peace of mind, Bill
“I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: They amount to 14.” Abd-Ar Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba, circa 950CE.
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Thanks Bill.
Yea I have. I've also suffered from migraines since I was a teenager, and they did several detailed studies (CAT scans, etc). So my problem is neurological in general. Now at 47 yrs luckily my migraines have almost gone away, but the burnout symptoms unfortunately have become chronic.
It is possible there is an underlying cause for all this that can be found, some kind of chemical imbalance or similar, but it seems that doctors aren't skilled enough to find it. I do regular health checks and the numbers are always really good. Officially I am a really healthy subject, but that's certainly not how it feels.
One thing that I lack is the ability to see when I push myself too hard, and that is probably what got me into this mess. There is no alarm in my body that goes off and makes me take a step back. When it comes to mental tasks its very subjective, so how can you know if you really reached your limit? But when I started measuring my heart rate while doing my usual cardio training, it turns out that I spend a great deal of time at heart rates that other people find intolerable. Those heart rates (+90% of HRmax) reliably lead to injury or general damage to the body.
I always thought I was a high performer, above average in most things I do, when it turns out I'm probably of average intelligence and physique, but with an ability to push myself way beyond what is healthy. However, just telling myself to "take it easy" doesnt seem to matter anymore.
Bjorn
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