When Contributing to WordPress Full-Time Leads to Burnout

You Can Help Solve Burnout in Open Source

A list of people and projects working on structural solutions to problems that cause burnout in open source software

Report on Burnout in Open Source Software

I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!

Open Source Burnout Claims Another Project

Yet another OSS maintainer quits because of burnout. To fix this, we need better mental health resources for maintainers.

Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together ✸ Software Stewardship Lab

Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.

Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together | Open Source Pledge

Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.

The YouTube stars heading for burnout: ‘The most fun job imaginable became deeply bleak’

Why are so many YouTubers finding themselves stressed, lonely and exhausted?

Less stress, more productivity: why working fewer hours is better for you and your employer

There’s always too much work to be done on software projects, too many features to implement, too many bugs to fix. Some days you’re just not going through the backlog fast enough, you’re not producing enough code, and it’s taking too long to fix a seemingly-impossible bug. And to make things worse you’re wasting time in pointless meetings instead of getting work done. Once it gets bad enough you can find yourself always scrambling, working overtime just to keep up. Pretty soon it’s just expected, and you need to be available to answer emails at all hours even when there are no emergencies. You’re tired and burnt out and there’s still just as much work as before. The real solution is not working even harder or even longer, but rather the complete opposite: working fewer hours.

How I Went from Burn-out Entrepreneur to Automating my $4M Company and 10x my Productivity.

Building a business is hard enough. On its official website, the U.S. Small Business Administration purports that “roughly 50 percent of…

Burnout Phase Transition - meri's missives

Modelling chronic stress effects on my mental health and the end of monopolies

Doing nothing at work

Many engineers should be doing less work. I don’t necessarily mean producing less code or fewer changes, but literally working fewer hours in the day. When they do work, they should be working at a slower pace. I like to aim to be running at 80% utilization by default: unless I have a high-pressure project going on, I spend 20% of my workday away from the computer.

The Other Side Of WordPress

HeroPress is full of stories of success and happiness. The WordPress community isn't always like that. Our family has issues too.

WordPress is at a Crossroads

I’ve been a WordPress user for nearly 14 years. I’ve watched as it has grown from a plucky little blogging platform struggling to compete…

Autistic Burnout vs. Depression | Neurodivergent Insights

Dr Megan Anna Neff explains the difference between autistic burnout and depression. Overlapping signs, root causes, and why withdrawal can be a valid response.

Leaving Mozilla

> On burn-out and bull-headedness

How to balance full-time work with creative projects – The Creative Independent

A guide to finding the right day job, protecting your time, and building creative habits by Jeffrey Silverstein. Illustrated by Sunny Eckerle.