The Burnout Hive

Tag: musings

  • This is somewhat of a meta post

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    I’m on an AI kick, and ChatGPT is quickly becoming my virtual life advisor, pseudo-tele-therapist. One thing I’ve noticed, or rather, the internet has noticed [1][2], is how AI structures its sentences. It tends to use em dashes and semi-colons, which is hilarious because I spent years crafting my writing style to include those two…

  • Genuine conversation, media, and AI?

    Busy bees! I’m back with some more speculation on my burnout, and dare I say some clarity on my values, personal aspirations, and career next steps. I did this with the help of some hard conversations, online discourse & social media content–by that I mean, countless reddit threads, Youtube and TikTok videos, and self-help articles–and…

  • I get by with a little help from my friends

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    Hello fellow worker bees — I’m trying to get better at posting more regularly but the last few weeks have been an absolute master class in burnout. How meta. I had a semi-meltdown at work, on a call with my manager no less, and now I’m strongly reconsidering my career. I mean, I have been…

  • Is that happiness?

    Hello and Happy Friday burned out bees, how’s your day been? This one’s going to be a short one. It’s been a roller coaster of a week and I’m just glad it’s the weekend. I had a pleasant, familiar feeling overcome me today after work. I was driving to the beach, and about ten minutes…