Archive for burnout

Your work life on steroids: The expectation conundrum

by: Judy Martin January 29, 2009

We run at a pace unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. Remember when computers were a luxury? Now they are a necessity. You must recall when getting a cup of coffee meant filling a pot with water, and running it through the coffee maker at work – instead of heading to Starbucks.

24/7 Stress: It’s Not Just a Blogger’s World

by: Judy Martin April 10, 2008

If you’re a Sensory Overload Tracker (a formal expertise) like myself, the cover of the Sunday Times elicited a big, “Ha, I knew it would come to this!” In Matt Richtel’s article, In Web World of 24/7 Stress Writers Blog Till They Drop he chronicles the exhausting journey of “the blogger” and shares some disturbing news about the recent passing of several bloggers. He also lists the common physical ailments associated with those who make a career of blogging 24/7. So much for worklife balance.

The Toll Booth: The Last Frontier of Peace

by: Judy Martin April 5, 2008