Re:Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded
by mechanical_fish on Sunday June 28, 2009 @09:16PM
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How can you prevent "Forum fatigue" from setting in?
The same way you prevent burnout in any other endeavor. You must learn to enjoy the process as much as the result.
You take up teaching because you enjoy explaining things to curious but ignorant people, not because you're hopeful that one day your job will be finished because everyone will know everything.
A lot of the enjoyment comes from theme-and-variations. How many ways can you find to explain the same thing? Which way will work best, given the nature of the questioner in front of you? It's like music: You will play "the same piece" thousands of times, and yet each playing will be subtly different, and those differences are what keep it interesting.
The same way you prevent burnout in any other endeavor. You must learn to enjoy the process as much as the result.
You take up teaching because you enjoy explaining things to curious but ignorant people, not because you're hopeful that one day your job will be finished because everyone will know everything.
A lot of the enjoyment comes from theme-and-variations. How many ways can you find to explain the same thing? Which way will work best, given the nature of the questioner in front of you? It's like music: You will play "the same piece" thousands of times, and yet each playing will be subtly different, and those differences are what keep it interesting.