Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do

Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do by idoh on Monday April 07, 2014 @06:34PM (#7550086)

Getting burned out sucks. I'm a PM and I've been there. What helped drag me out was to focus on the process and not the results so much. I spent some time soul searching and landed on what I think is a philosophically sound way to do things, and sticking with it in the ups and downs helped my well being. That being said hitting your numbers / getting results is super important, but you can only impact how you play the game and winning or losing can be (biased) randomness on top of that.

Anyway, happy to look at your resume if you want.

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Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do by ycskyspeak on Monday April 07, 2014 @06:57PM (#7550223)

Thanks Idoh! This focus on the process seems to be a good way of mending the havoc that comes with reliance on results. It at least makes for a good story and something tangible to take from one job to the other.

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