I open the windows during winter even when it’s like -30c, at some point the air gets stale and circulation is needed. The stuffy air also makes my headspace feel weird, like something is irritating me but I can’t tell what it is.

Then at some point I open the windows, I also run a huge fan to circulate air around.

The people that design AI tools don’t implement guardrails because then they’d have to admit AI is not ready for the shit they’re trying to make

I’m burning out at work and this is what I noticed is different

Workload: On normal work days my mental state is completely zen. I can enjoy my morning and work through issues in a leisured and still productive pace

I’m burned out now and it feels like I have to juggle dozens of tasks. Be in 8 meetings a day each of which have people demanding answers to issues I have not yet looked at. Every moment of the day I can’t wait until I can go home and just lay down

Recovery:

On normal workdays I have the mental energy to do OT if needed, I could probably do 6 hours of OT (I’ve never done this) and still feel fine the next day

Now that I’m burned out it feels like every weekend is just a small buffer until the churn resumes, I never recover from last week’s work efforts

Irritability/Patience:

On normal work days I’m the guy that picks up new critical issues because I want them fixed, or I’m involved because I don’t get anxious or scared whereas my coworkers might get scared about dealing with high priority and quick resolution issues

Nowadays I’m immediately frustrated that the company could not triage the issue accordingly and everything is “high priority” and yet when we fix things we don’t see resolution from the issuer’s end until weeks after it’s fixed

I don’t know if these answers help you but for me it’s very much about my mental headspace and how Zen/cluttered it feels