My 3 strategies to manage my workload (before reaching burnout in Big Tech)

Number 3 is my favorite

How many times have you clicked “save” today?

Before I had to save all documents, all files of code.

Now my docs are auto-saved somewhere in the cloud. My code is saved the moment I switch focus outside of the editor.

But my brain still doesn’t have an auto-save functionality.

This is a problem in two ways

1. On one hand, there are things I forget.

2. On the other, my brain keeps a loop running to try not to forget.

This happens to bartenders, they keep the orders in their brains until they fulfill them.

In the frantic context-switching environment of the workplace, our brains become a mess of things we try not to forget. This effect, the Zeigarnik effect, is draining our energy little by little.

Here are some guiding principles I use to navigate better the work environment.

#1 Reduce breadth, increase depth 🤿

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