UX design
fromMedium
10 hours agoDesigners: We are perpetuating our own burnout problem
Design and research roles experience the highest burnout rates in tech, driven by external pressures and internal frameworks that may not support well-being.
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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. It comes from years of translating yourself into a version that other people could handle, and the exhaustion lives in the gap between who you are and who you've been performing so consistently that even you forgot there was a difference. - Silicon Canals
Workplace burnout often stems from the exhaustion of pretending to be someone you're not, rather than from overwork itself.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoMost companies don't have a burnout problem. They have a system that rewards people who can't stop performing and then acts surprised when those people collapse, because the collapse was always part of the business model. - Silicon Canals
The most dedicated employees may be the most frightened, driven by a culture that rewards overwork and leads to burnout.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. It comes from years of translating yourself into a version that other people could handle, and the exhaustion lives in the gap between who you are and who you've been performing so consistently that even you forgot there was a difference. - Silicon Canals
Workplace burnout often stems from the exhaustion of pretending to be someone you're not, rather than from overwork itself.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoMost companies don't have a burnout problem. They have a system that rewards people who can't stop performing and then acts surprised when those people collapse, because the collapse was always part of the business model. - Silicon Canals
The most dedicated employees may be the most frightened, driven by a culture that rewards overwork and leads to burnout.
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Philosophy
fromEntrepreneur
1 day agoThe Leadership Skill That's Quietly Fading in the Age of AI
AI-driven efficiency risks diminishing deep thinking, leading to a loss of original understanding and nuanced insight among leaders.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day agoMeta's AI push is reshaping how work gets done inside the company
Meta is prioritizing AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency among its employees, impacting job roles and company structure.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 days agoNvidia CEO Jensen Huang's advice to workers scared of AI: You're confusing your job with the tools you use to do it | Fortune
AI advancements will not necessarily lead to widespread job losses, as seen in the case of radiologists.
#identity
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
11 hours agoI spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals
Building a life based on societal expectations can lead to a personal crisis when the facade becomes unsustainable.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThere's a specific kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much but from performing a version of yourself all day that doesn't actually exist. The tiredness isn't physical. It's the distance between who people think you are and who you become the moment the door closes. - Silicon Canals
Performance in social settings creates psychological fatigue due to the gap between projected identity and true self.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoI'm 34 and I just realized I've been performing competence at work for seven years because somewhere along the way I confused being impressive with being safe, and the exhaustion I thought was burnout was actually the weight of never once letting anyone see me learn something for the first time. - Silicon Canals
Performing competence can lead to self-erasure and social rewards, masking genuine capability with a polished exterior.
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Women in technology
fromFast Company
2 days agoAI isn't just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It's changing how we lead, communicate, and treat each other. It's also creating a new gender gap
Generative AI is reshaping communication, trust, and cultural interactions beyond productivity and efficiency concerns.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a specific exhaustion that belongs to people who spent decades being exactly what everyone needed them to be - and then one day realized they couldn't remember what they needed - Silicon Canals
People-pleasing leads to losing one's identity and can result in profound exhaustion and disconnection from self.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a specific exhaustion that belongs to people who spent decades being exactly what everyone needed them to be - and then one day realized they couldn't remember what they needed - Silicon Canals
People-pleasing leads to losing one's identity and can result in profound exhaustion and disconnection from self.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPeople who check their phone within five minutes of waking up are training their brain to start every day in reaction mode - and it's costing them more than they realize - Silicon Canals
Starting the day with phone use can negatively impact mental state and set a stressful tone for the day.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
UX design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 days ago8 Best Desk Gadgets Every Digital Nomad Quietly Keeps in Their Bag & Finally Deserves a Permanent Home - Yanko Design
Digital nomads curate essential tools that transition from travel to a permanent workspace, enhancing both functionality and personal connection.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says the people who dread Monday morning the most aren't ungrateful for their jobs. They've simply built a weekend self that feels truer than the one they perform from nine to five, and surrendering it weekly takes a toll nobody talks about - Silicon Canals
Monday dread is linked to the struggle of transitioning from a more authentic self to a work persona, not job dissatisfaction.
fromFuturism
4 weeks agoAI Use at Work Is Causing "Brain Fry," Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers
One of the reasons we did this work is because we saw this happening to people who were perceived as really high performers. In the study, 14 percent of workers said they had experienced mental fatigue that results from excessive use of, interaction with, and/or oversight of AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity.
Mental health
Tech industry
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoThe psychology behind why engineers burn out faster at companies that claim unlimited PTO - Silicon Canals
Unlimited paid time off paradoxically reduces actual time off taken due to decision paralysis and ambiguity, with engineers particularly vulnerable to taking fewer days than fixed-policy employees.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 weeks ago'AI brain fry' is real - and it's making workers more exhausted, not more productive, new study finds | Fortune
Excessive AI tool usage overwhelms workers, fragmenting attention and reducing productivity despite increased capability, a phenomenon called 'AI brain fry.'
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoA software engineer says there's a 'vampiric effect' to AI, where vibe-coding sprints are followed by naps
"I seriously think founders and company leaders and engineering leaders at all levels, all the way down to line managers, have to be aware of this and realize that you might only get three productive hours out of a person who's vibe coding at max speed," he said. "So, do you let them work for three hours a day? The answer is yes, or your company's going to break."
Software development
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoA Google engineer whose job is changing due to AI explains how she's learning without burning out
Google infrastructure engineers are continuously upskilling in AI tools as customer demand shifts toward AI adoption, requiring one to two hours weekly of training to maintain competency.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoThe reason you feel drained after a day of remote work isn't screen fatigue it's the cognitive cost of performing emotions without a body - Silicon Canals
Video call fatigue stems from performing emotions through a limited physical toolkit, requiring intense cognitive effort to convey feelings that normally flow naturally through the whole body.
fromThe Drum
2 months agoWAH! Why the work at home bubble is about to burst
The only winners of a 100% work at home situation are Adobe, Zoom, our pets and the divorce attorneys. Here's why it's now time to implement a hybrid approach to working in the office. The pandemic has reaffirmed a collective solace, purpose and permission to transform the everyday moments we may have taken for granted, into even more meaningful experiences.
Remote teams
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago'AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it': A software engineer warns there's a mental cost to AI productivity gains
"We used to call it an engineer, now it is like a reviewer," Khare told Business Insider. "Every time it feels like you are a judge at an assembly line and that assembly line is never-ending, you just keep stamping those PRs." Khare wrote a lengthy essay titled "AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it." In it, he wrote that AI fatigue is "the kind of exhaustion that no amount of tooling or workflow optimization could fix."
Artificial intelligence
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