Course 1, Discussion 3: Avoiding Burnout
7 Cups is founded on a community of passionate volunteers who lovingly dedicate their time to providing support.
You may face what is called burnout during your journey. You may have already faced this in your real life. Burnout is very real and must be recognized. You can't help fuel someone else when your tank is empty, after all!
To address and learn about burnout, we have created a slidedeck on how to avoid burnout.
✒️ We also recommend this growth path on preventing burnout at 7 Cups.
✒️ Activity: Take 5 steps on the burnout prevention path linked above. Post in this thread to let us know you have completed at least 5 steps.
✒️ Please reply to at least 1 of your peers in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!
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@Hope
hi5 to the 5 steps . Thankyou for the content.
@BenittaJ
awesome step, well done! :)
I did my 5 steps. I think i recently experienced a burnout, and just knowing about it now, i hope next time, i can acknowledge it better and help myself get out of it <3
I did complete the 5 steps, and I do think it's really important, not just here but overall out work and things we do. Thank you for making the growth path @Hope.
@iPHOENIX
Mhm, indeed. It is important to practice self-care and healthy boundaries to avoid burnout. I'm glad you liked the growth path. 🍀
@Hope
I've completed 5 steps of the growth path. Thank you for creating the growth path, Hope. It was thorough with the concept of Burnout.
I've felt burnout quite a few times in the community because I used to lack boundaries. However, over time I've learned the importance of healthy boundaries. 🍀
@Mitanshi003. Good to hear you learnt about healthy boundaries and doing ok.
@Mitanshi003 yeyyy, we are on the same path, great. please know that you are doing good job. :)
@Hope. I have completed 5 steps. Thanks for recommending such a beneficial growth path. Learned lot about burnout.
@Tobedoctor Great to hear you did the tasks, best of luck with the program!
@Hope
As someone who has been here for a considerable amount of years, I've experienced burnout, which is accurate. I won't go into detail about myself but it can be straightforward to enjoy a specific role and want to do the best you can by doing an excessive amount of tasks. While it is excellent that the passion is there, you need to ensure you're doing not too much; otherwise, you'll end up feeling burnt out.
My experience with being burnt out was when I returned from a break on 7Cups. I wanted to prove to myself and the community that I was a great role model so that I would take on a lot of roles. Then I would feel the pressure and it would impact me to the point I would feel that affect me in real life, and I would feel hatred towards the website, but then I realised it was just because I was doing it to myself.
Once I adjusted my roles to my liking, I found that 7Cups was great; I didn't feel pressured by the quotas and could achieve them without having to do more hours. I can recognise when I am burnt out and address this by going to the gym or swimming.
@FrenchMarbles
Thank you for your transparency. I wanted to write more about this, and when I saw your response, I was encouraged that I wasn't alone. 7 Cups didn't burn me out, but at my previous job, I had total burnout. It's so great to have this community that helps you learn the skill of preventing burnout :)
@Hope I have done 5 steps
@Hope Hey hey :) Did 5 steps, and actually realized that I should really slow down.
@calmingsun111
thats a good thing to realize that you need to slow down. Good luck with the ldp.
Done 5 steps. I hope this can better help me know when I need to do self care.
@harmonyLearninghope Good job! Self care is great and important! We want keep you for a long time ! :)
@harmonyLearninghope
ion my second try I got 6/6 on the burn out test
Boundaries are so important! When I started on 7cups I was struggling with it. Luckily there was great mentors to teach me about it and preventing burnout!
I completed the 5 first steps of this path by the way ;)
🌻@vivelespatates
That is true and alot of us go through this as well. It is necessary to establish and maintain needed boundaries especially in this facet.