On yer bike

One of those days where one rushes from place to place trying to solve issues quicker than they arise. Initially a low accomplishment day that with some grit morphed into medium-high productivity by early evening.

I’ve mostly had jobs with all manner of trouble-shooting and plate-spinning happening at every turn. These days I find it much easier than before to get over-stimulated and frustrated that I can’t get on with what I had planned for the day. Every time one turns around there is a new notification, request or demand.

I think it’s possible, indeed likely, that a person will experience a burnout, as I recognise I did during the Covid/visa limbo/unmanageable role triple nexus, and then unless radical changes are made, exist long-term somewhere on the sliding scale of burnout. I’m definitely less frazzled and low than in 2019-21 but not as resilient as pre-2019, when I was dealing with similar work challenges as I am now. I think it’s very important to observe these changes in yourself to make sensible decisions as your personality and stressors evolve over time.