Next time someone starts to spread gossip, think of this

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his
wisdom.

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of
your students?"

Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass
a little test.It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my
student let's take a m! oment to filter what you're going to say. The
first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are
about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.
Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are
about to tell me about my student something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him,
even though you're not certain it's true?"

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.

Socrates continued. "You may still pass the test though,because there is a third filter - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about
my student going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really..."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True
nor Good nor even Useful,! why tell it to me at all?"

The man was defeated and ashamed.

This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high
esteem.

"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. She is Care, Love, Friend, Warmth, Guidance, Truth, Forgiveness, Patience, Epiome of Sacrifice & Angle. She means "World" to me.
"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."

Wait for your turn

IT Burnout

Query:
The dictionary defines 'Burnout' as "Its a psychological term for the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest."

Burnout seems to be 'the common' thing in IT Industry.

Many argue that IT in itself is not an 'Engineering Discipline' like the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical engineering are! Infact there is no 'Discipline'. :-)

At the end of the day the fact remains 'we all are part of it'.

My questions are

1) Can 'IT Burnout' be avoided ? If yes 'How' ?

2) If it cant be avoided, 'How to deal with it' ? or 'How to manage it' ?

I think sharing some 'real life' experiences will help here.

Answer:
Yes, 'IT Burnout' can be eliminated. Someone needs to think two steps ahead of the game. If you visualize the IT process holistic way then dream it at a day time and see it with open eyes. Then try to achieve that dream coolly and calmly with close eyes.

Avoid routine work. Think in terms of process automation, data quality and efficient data access methodology. It's not easy, but human can do this. Always keep focus and avoid IT politics. Break the political grid lock by convincing to your upper management and deliver the project efficiently and in time (not by false deliverable dates).

If all bets are off then find some other company and start all over again. Someday you will be recognized, successes and achieve to cool down "IT BURNOUT".