Today marks 3 years I've been at my current employer, which is a huge milestone for me. I've learned a ton in the last few years and have had the opportunity to work with (and learn from) the brightest people I've ever met. I'm definitely blessed. Yet today, I also came to the realization that I might be in the early stages of burnout. Maybe it's the combination of everything going on... have a hard time sleeping, working on a lot of new things (and kind of around the clock), trying to sharpen/fill in the gaps of my CS knowledge, part time new employee coaching... I remember how this brain fog feels, and I don't feel so upbeat about being an impostor like I did earlier this year. I'm not absorbing new things too fast or well (and I'm already slow to begin with). There are a few things I can do. Fix my sleeping situation. If I don't sleep, everything is bad. Stop working around the clock. I shouldn't be doing this, but... it's so hard
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