Exercises to Prevent Burnout for Student

What is burnout

No boy is created for work, he doesn’t like learning, he wants to dream, he wants to gape, and he wants to look for bird nests." These lines come from one of the most diligent German poets, namely Wilhelm Busch. It remains to be seen whether he experienced stress in view of his extensive work - it is proven that the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work today causes around 60 percent of absenteeism to be due to occupational stress.

"Dreaming, gawking, looking for bird nests" definitely offers potential to prevent burnout. Karin Probst, business coach and trainer from Ulm, would sign this. One of her tips for the prevention of burnout is: for five minutes just do nothing.

Probst supports employees of international companies in matters of stress prevention. She has to deal with a wide variety of professions and experience: Computer scientists are stressed above average." "IT professionals are often trouble-shooters," Probst told Today US" They often have to communicate negatives."

"From the company’s point of view, the great benefit of IT - making processes more efficient and leveraging synergies - is associated with changes for the workforce." And change means first of all stress and provokes defense, "says Probst, an ungrateful role for IT." In addition, "Probst continues, "computer scientists cannot always implement projects as they see fit due to scarce resources. So they have to take a course of action that they’re not really behind."

Stress factors of computer scientists

Beyond such concrete projects, computer scientists are exposed to further stress factors: they are often interrupted and disturbed at work, they have to do everything immediately if possible, and they receive little thanks.

The business coach also notes that many companies do not appreciate the special skills of computer scientists." IT professionals often have a creative logic, "observes Probst." That means they create bold connections. In doing so, they recognize the critical points in the company and also name them." With which they do not necessarily make friends.

On the other hand, Probst often misses empathy and good communication style among computer scientists." "If you argue only with data, facts and figures, you run up against limits." "Here, computer scientists must develop an understanding of human weaknesses such as fear of change."

The system thats stressing you over

The trainer outlines her advice for stressed-out IT professionals with the "technique of growling". Computer scientists should reserve times in which they are definitely unavailable. If someone needs their support, they shouldn’t jump right away. Tip from the coach: "Tell the user that he can ask them three specific questions and that they trust him to have his own problem-solving potential."

Probst aims at a golden rule: the system that stresses you should not consolidate, but tilt. As an example, she reports from a client who was upset about the filth in the printing room. Dirty coffee cups, paper handkerchiefs - the room had degenerated into the purest rumble chamber.

Because she simply could not see this and it was also embarrassing to her customers, the client cleared up - until Probst advised her to the contrary. She should let the room dirty even more for two weeks. Consequence: finally the person in charge called a meeting in which behaviors in the printing room were discussed and determined.