The Human Side · Track 2
Burnout
Acoustic Soul · It's not the hours, it's the hollow ache
Andy Johns · When enough is enough
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“I had slowly become the frog boiling in the pot. You don't realize how bad things are getting because it's happening to you slowly until it happens quickly.”- Andy Johns
The Story Behind This Song
Andy Johns spent 17 years at Facebook, Twitter, Wealthfront, and Quora, some of the highest-pressure companies in tech. On Lenny's show, he was raw about what burnout actually felt like: not dramatic collapse, but a slow hollowing out where the work that once lit you up starts feeling like someone else's dream. Nearly 45% of tech workers report significant burnout. Jonny Miller introduced the 'feather, brick, dump truck' framework on a separate episode. Your body sends warning signs as a feather first, then a brick, and if you ignore those, the dump truck arrives.
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When enough is enough
Andy JohnsPodcast
Managing nerves, anxiety, and burnout
Jonny MillerPodcast
