The Work Burnout Test
SharePosted on 19. Jan, 2009 by Gallivanter in Career
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All of us go through a dip of motivation at a number of stages in our working lives. Sometimes, we sit at the desktop, staring blankly, and wished we were somewhere else. It could be 2 reasons – laziness or burnout.
If the first thing you do when you come in to work, is to browse for non-work stuff, that probably means that you’re warming up. Some of us, the minute we get into work, jump straight into the tasks at hand.
If the first thing you do is feeling like pulling your head or banging it on the computer screen, it’s time for a recharge.
How do you know if you’re suffering from which reason? Test yourself. Close all non-work related stuff and set a timer for 10 minutes. For that 10 minutes, solely concentrate on work.
After the time is up, see where you are, if you’re stuck with work, that means you’ve overcome a laziness bout. But, if that 10 minutes feel like a lifetime, that means a rest is due.
JenJen
Jan 19th, 2009
hehehe! When I am concentrating on work instead of ‘multi-tasking’ work n non-work stuff, the time usually breeze thru like a sports car.
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sheela
Jan 19th, 2009
haha..i dont believe in laziness..(denial). anyway when i come to work i will do non work stuff for maybe 30minutes then i am good to do all the works after that.. but it is multitasking perhaps….
do work stuff for 3 hours i bet you will get crazy..
(”,)
Christopher
Jan 19th, 2009
err…i usually do my routine of facebook, check personal emails, blog comments.
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massy
Jan 19th, 2009
I admit! I’m lazy! XD
xin
Jan 19th, 2009
lol. once i am in the office, the first thing i do is surfing all the blogs first. hehehe
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One Other
Jan 19th, 2009
I’m multitasking too, I think. Between newspaper, coffee, letter to the big boss, report, blog, sms, discussion, blog… It’s only Monday, and Im feeling in a mixed up.
so what category am i in?
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Harmony
Jan 19th, 2009
But if its going to be only 10 minutes of concentration, the boss would had send you off home indefinitely haha!
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AngelBear
Jan 19th, 2009
i’m multitasking…..which category am I? =.=
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pirut
Jan 19th, 2009
just to say, relax bro.. relax..
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wel
Jan 19th, 2009
I was last time..i can read lots of newspaper the whole day..doing nothing..it was 3 years ago..since over 1 year ago…i dont have much time reading newspaper…we’re not allowed to surf internet..the minute I come in…the minute my mind set to work…and non stop work till the moment I should have left the office..haha.
workaholic? yes but that’s knowledge and lesson that we do…plus money at the end of the month..hehe…of course a 5-10 mins break is required to ease ur body and mind….i enjoy doing multi tasking and nonstop work..hehe..
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chegu carol
Jan 19th, 2009
the first thing i’ll do when i reach school is to go straight to the canteen. i need energy to ‘entertain’ my kids
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papajoneh
Jan 19th, 2009
1st thing 1st – drink coffee. Hahaha. 10 minutes focus on work is still work for me. I know I can’t wait to go back to see my family.
Gallivanter
Jan 19th, 2009
JenJen – Yeah, I don’t believe there is such a thing called multi-tasking, especially when it requires thinking.
sheela – We can’t work for 3 hours straight, but sometimes, there are moments when we are caught up with work. I prefer it that way, when there’s always something to do.
Christopher – Cool, though I don’t use FB at work at all. Not a big fan of FB already.
massy – A lazy bum who loves to jog? Liar.
xin – Like your morning coffee eh?
One Other – Wow, your category brings a whole new meaning to multi-tasking. Maybe multi-jumbled?
Harmony – Of course. This is to test yourself, to see if you’re suffering from a burnout.
AngelBear – It depends, are you easily bored or are you tired all the time?
pirut – I am relaxed, to a certain extent, it comes with age. Unfortunately, my relaxation doesn’t improve my patience.
wel – Like you, I prefer non-stop work too, where there is always something to do, because at the end of the day, you’ll go home feeling content, that you have achieved something at work today.
chegu carol – What’s your energy? Sirap bandung ka?
papajoneh – I can imagine Papa J, one day, I shall experience it myself.
WanWan
Jan 19th, 2009
hahaha…. i think i’m not categorize as laziness group la… 10min for me.. just “sap sap water”… during work.. time isn’t enough for me.. hehehe
Faiez
Jan 19th, 2009
Ok, a rest is due now, haha. But I have a question, what if you feel you need to take a rest every 5 mins? Is that laziness or burned out?
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foongpc
Jan 19th, 2009
I can be hardworking and lazy at the same time. Hardworking reading blogs and lazy doing my job. Haha!
claire bennet
Jan 19th, 2009
o’ow…..most of the time…i spent about 30minutes thru the online news, coffee, blogs, work emails n then…start doing my job. hehe
then i’ll go thru the same thing again when it’s around lunch time..then after lunch..i do it again…then start to work..to again when it’s about to go home…hehehe how’s that? lazy? or smart? haahha
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jppmom
Jan 20th, 2009
Me? Masuk ofis trus ingat anak, mcm tu ah?
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Gallivanter
Jan 20th, 2009
WanWan – Yeah, I get my water break thrice a day too, release water and consume water. LOL!
Faiez – Every 5 minutes? Hmmm, depending on work and motivation. Is it due to lack of motivation or stress? The answer lies there.
foongpc – LOL!
claire bennet – Yeah, I do a similar thing too, read up the sports news first followed by Malaysian tabloids like NST & TheStar in the morning.
jppmom – I don’t have experience in that area yet oh, so I can’t help you.
Olie
Jan 20th, 2009
Depends… I usually surf for non-work related stuffs first (like 15mins or so) mainly because am waiting for all the 100+ work emails coming in then I’ll read it one by one. Once I start concentrating on work, I won’t stop until it’s lunch time!
But after makan… haih…. I need to warm up first… Lols!
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Gallivanter
Jan 21st, 2009
Olie – 100++ e-mails? Wow…those were the days for me, I used to get an average of 500 mails per day, and 20% were junk. These days, average of 40 e-mails, with 30% junk.
Olie
Jan 21st, 2009
Yeap.. this is only the one coming in the morning… belum campur noon, evening, night… Yesterday nearly 300+ in the morning, tension oh! Well my work emails consist of like 5% – 10% junk… and many a time no junk at all! Imagine that!
Now you know why I need long long holidays and managed to get it everytime! *winks*
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Rozella
Jan 22nd, 2009
Burnout! Def burnout! Hehehe And maybe a tiny bit of laziness to lah.
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Gallivanter
Jan 22nd, 2009
Olie – Yeah, the noon and evening batch are different. I get twice a day, morning and evening. Maybe I should spam myself so my boss will give me a holiday like you.
Rozella – Laziness, it quietly zaps your motivation.