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Show Notes Introduce our panel:

Eric Brandes, CTO and Cofounder of TrackJS JavaScript Error Monitoring. @BrandesEric

Lemon, Builder of Internet things, President for Life of TheFPlus podcast, and web developer. @ahoylemon

Main Topic: Work/Life Balance and Keeping Sanity

Entering the dev workforce from college or previous line of work

Culture shock of new work

Wanting to make a good impression by working harder, longer

Moments that challenge work/life balance

Challenging / crucial projects

Working toward promotion

Getting married and/or getting a pet

Children(!)

Health issues

Working remotely / work always available

Creating a good work/life balance

Keeping an exercise routine

Leaving the office on time

Taking vacations before burnout

Common mistakes

Working too much

Working through burnout

Taking on too much work

Personal experiences

(Guests and hosts talk about life-changing work/life balance events)

Takeaways

  • Working More hours isn't the answer. Just start.
  • Physical Activity
  • Where do you derive happiness?
  • Games, Social Media makes you angry and burn out