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# Debugging Burnout

Overcoming burnout requires acting as the product owner of your mind. Stop relying on optimistic programming to fix your mental health. Use familiar developer methodologies to refactor your resilience.

- **Speakers:** Samuel Shaw
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** October 20, 2023
- **Duration:** 1:01:43
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/773-debugging-burnout
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/b3360c07f60896c86e808bdcfae94b71/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=30000ms

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