You don’t have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm. Here are some preventative steps you can take to avoid burning out.
When I started my first full-time job after college, I dedicated my whole self to it. I fell deep into the common scenario: a junior worker, thrown into the deep end, who flounders, learns a lot, and uses their youthful energy to work all over the place until they can’t anymore.
Honestly? At the time, I loved it… I felt like I was growing at a super fast rate, and I was saying yes to everything, from coding and mentoring to speaking and traveling.