🤯 Workaholic open source developers need to take breaks

｢ That gap encourages workaholic patterns: always‑on responsiveness, treating evenings and weekends as default working time, and feeling personally responsible for every bug and user request. Because much OSS work is framed as a "labor of love," maintainers may normalize extreme hours as dedication rather than overwork, even when it clearly is workaholism ｣

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/open_source_devs_column/

#burnout #opensource #mentalhealth

🤯 Workaholic open source developers need to take breaks

｢ That gap encourages workaholic patterns: always‑on responsiveness, treating evenings and weekends as default working time, and feeling personally responsible for every bug and user request. Because much OSS work is framed as a "labor of love," maintainers may normalize extreme hours as dedication rather than overwork, even when it clearly is workaholism ｣

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/open_source_devs_column/

#burnout #opensource #mentalhealth

When people are not celebrating the small victories in the long battles for human rights we are fighting, I am terrified.

I am terrified of the worse threat of all to our movements: Giving up.

I am terrified that when people forget to celebrate their wins, they get so tired and discouraged that they give up the fight entirely. Discouragement leads to apathy. And apathy leads to defeat.

Please please, I implore you:
Take care of your mood :blobheartcat:
Celebrate the small wins 🎉
Give others some time to celebrate, even when victories are only partial :neocat_heart:

We need hope to survive and thrive 💚

#HumanRights #DigitalRights #Activism #Burnout

When people are not celebrating the small victories in the long battles for human rights we are fighting, I am terrified.

I am terrified of the worse threat of all to our movements: Giving up.

I am terrified that when people forget to celebrate their wins, they get so tired and discouraged that they give up the fight entirely. Discouragement leads to apathy. And apathy leads to defeat.

Please please, I implore you:
Take care of your mood :blobheartcat:
Celebrate the small wins 🎉
Give others some time to celebrate, even when victories are only partial :neocat_heart:

We need hope to survive and thrive 💚

#HumanRights #DigitalRights #Activism #Burnout

Ko nema u glavi, ima u nogama!

(If you don’t have much in your head, you will have to use your legs more)

Ili

Budi aktivna u nogama, da ne bi bila preaktivna u glavi!

(To calm the head, move your legs!)

#ADHD #menopause #trauma #burnout

#menopauza #NaNašem

From: Therapy safety signs generator / online art project

https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha/mental-health-help#Art_2024

affirmations (for nurturing myself) & warnings (for breaking my own patterns, and for protecting myself (mostly from myself))

As someone that's suffered from #burnout on more than one occasion, I completely agree that "Rest is not laziness. It's a necessity.". #MentalHealth

BBC News - I didn't know I was experiencing burnout until it was too late.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r4l1gn801o

As someone that's suffered from #burnout on more than one occasion, I completely agree that "Rest is not laziness. It's a necessity.". #MentalHealth

BBC News - I didn't know I was experiencing burnout until it was too late.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r4l1gn801o

[ #LETTURE] Sulla cura, il burnout militante e l'importanza di pensare a dire grazie: https://blogz.zaclys.com/nilocram/sulla-cura-il-burnout-militante-e-limportanza-di-pensare-a-dire-grazie
@Khrys è un'attivista digitale femminista francese, cura la rassegna settimanale Khrys'presso (ogni lunedì su #Framablog), una lettura che non posso che consigliare a chi mastica un po' di francese e fa e scrive molte altre cose.

Nell'articolo che ho tradotto Khrys presenta le sfide e le fatiche che chi milita nel campo del software libero può incontrare ogni giorno e le presenta da un punto di vista femminista.

Insomma, secondo me, un articolo che ci riguarda da vicino.

Un grosso grazie a Khrys 😃 👏

Qui l'indirizzo dell'archivio di Khrys'presso: https://framablog.org/author/khrys-h/

#SoftwareLibero #empatia #burnout #femminismo #AttivismoDigitale #Khryspresso #cura

@maupao
@lindasartini
@informapirata
@scuola
@Puntopanto
@goofy
@nemobis
@alephoto85
@_elena
@lgsp
@Pare
@wikimediaitalia
@skariko
@DarioZanette
@mcp
@jenshansen
@RFancio
@kenobit

[ #LETTURE] Sulla cura, il burnout militante e l'importanza di pensare a dire grazie: https://blogz.zaclys.com/nilocram/sulla-cura-il-burnout-militante-e-limportanza-di-pensare-a-dire-grazie
@Khrys è un'attivista digitale femminista francese, cura la rassegna settimanale Khrys'presso (ogni lunedì su #Framablog), una lettura che non posso che consigliare a chi mastica un po' di francese e fa e scrive molte altre cose.

Nell'articolo che ho tradotto Khrys presenta le sfide e le fatiche che chi milita nel campo del software libero può incontrare ogni giorno e le presenta da un punto di vista femminista.

Insomma, secondo me, un articolo che ci riguarda da vicino.

Un grosso grazie a Khrys 😃 👏

Qui l'indirizzo dell'archivio di Khrys'presso: https://framablog.org/author/khrys-h/

#SoftwareLibero #empatia #burnout #femminismo #AttivismoDigitale #Khryspresso #cura

@maupao
@lindasartini
@informapirata
@scuola
@Puntopanto
@goofy
@nemobis
@alephoto85
@_elena
@lgsp
@Pare
@wikimediaitalia
@skariko
@DarioZanette
@mcp
@jenshansen
@RFancio
@kenobit

Ko nema u glavi, ima u nogama!

(If you don’t have much in your head, you will have to use your legs more)

Ili

Budi aktivna u nogama, da ne bi bila preaktivna u glavi!

(To calm the head, move your legs!)

#ADHD #menopause #trauma #burnout

#menopauza #NaNašem

From: Therapy safety signs generator / online art project

https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha/mental-health-help#Art_2024

affirmations (for nurturing myself) & warnings (for breaking my own patterns, and for protecting myself (mostly from myself))

People who experienced a burn out, how do you try to do things differently?

My eldest (23) is finally getting a bit better (had to drop off uni 1y3/4 ago ). I think it would help his self esteem to change what his day looks like (the idea being you can't do things the same and expect a different outcome), but starting slowly so as not to trigger any set back.

Have you experienced this? Could you telle me about it? Any advice?

Boosting helps inner peace
#AUDHD #ActuallyAutistic #burnout

People who experienced a burn out, how do you try to do things differently?

My eldest (23) is finally getting a bit better (had to drop off uni 1y3/4 ago ). I think it would help his self esteem to change what his day looks like (the idea being you can't do things the same and expect a different outcome), but starting slowly so as not to trigger any set back.

Have you experienced this? Could you telle me about it? Any advice?

Boosting helps inner peace
#AUDHD #ActuallyAutistic #burnout

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

"...workload creep can in turn lead to cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making..."

#ai #burnout

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

"...workload creep can in turn lead to cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making..."

#ai #burnout

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it
“AI introduced a new rhythm in which workers managed several active threads at once: manually writing code while AI generated an alternative version, running multiple agents in parallel, or reviving long-deferred tasks because AI could “handle them” in the background. They did this, in part, because they felt they had a “partner” that could help them move through their workload.

While this sense of having a “partner” enabled a feeling of momentum, the reality was a continual switching of attention, frequent checking of #AI outputs, and a growing number of open tasks. This created #cognitiveload and a sense of always juggling
… What looks like higher #productivity in the short run can mask silent workload creep and growing cognitive strain as employees juggle multiple AI-enabled workflows
… overwork can impair judgment, increase the likelihood of errors, and make it harder for organizations to distinguish genuine productivity gains from unsustainable intensity
… the cumulative effect is fatigue, #burnout, and a growing sense that work is harder to step away from, especially as organizational expectations for speed and responsiveness rise."
#LaborEcon

Insomnia …

https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha/Lika/INSOMNIA

#burnout #recovery #insomnia #cryForHelp #CPTSD #menopause

Marga Manterola's raises the issue of burnout:

Free as in Burned Out: Who Really Pays for Open Source?

live now here: https://live.fosdem.org/watch/janson

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #burnout #tech