I found myself a little overwhelmed finishing my last project while getting ready for the holidays. I got burnout trying to conduct a burnout survey. 🙄

It wasn't just the survey, but months of stress with my startup, career options, caregiving duties, & relearning JS & React.

So I wrote down some advice & tactics to help me stop being anxious while I figure stuff out.

🎄 Today's Bah Humbug Tip of the Day.

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Onto the next pep talk.
⛄️ #BahHumbugTip: Let go of negative feelings. (1/2) 👇🏾

16:28 PM - 17 Dec 2021

🎁 Today's Options

State Of Devs

@stateofdevs

🤔 What are my options?

❏ Do a brain dump of your suppressed emotions on paper.

❏ Play music that gives you good sunny day vibes.

❏ Upset, then have a snowball fight with the snowman.

🎄 #BahHumbugTip 🎁

16:28 PM - 17 Dec 2021

🎄 Yesterday's Bah Humbug Tip of the Day.

👋🏾 Helen helps devs @StateOfDevs

@helengriffinjr

Today's advice on coping w/ the holidays.👇🏾

⛄️ #BahHumbugTip: Welcome imperfection.

01:03 AM - 17 Dec 2021

🎁 Yesterday's Options

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@helengriffinjr

🤔 What are my options?

❏ Embrace imperfection’s freedom to learn & master your gifts.
❏ Accept perfectionism is your nemesis, not a frenemy.

🎄 #BahHumbugTip 🎁

01:03 AM - 17 Dec 2021

I decided to publish and share these tips as a Dev series & Twitter threads. Let me know in the comments if any of these tips helps.

If a you're struggling w/ burnout & open to sharing your story, please take the State Of Devs survey. 🗳 Thanks!

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Broke into the tech industry as a front-end developer then became a startup founder. Now I help developers avoid burnout. On the weekends, I'm learning React while leveling up on JS & Python.