Megan Hills
"my thing-ster"
Writer &
Cartoonist
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Imagine a woman standing in a queue at the the Motor Registration Office. The walls are grey, the furniture is grey, the mood is…you guessed it…grey.
Now imagine the woman in the queue singing:
"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found.
Was blind but now [...]
In my world of slow, I've been reading a book about fast decisions. The book is called 'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell (author of the best seller 'The Tipping Point').
The sub-title to 'Blink' is particularly appealing to this foggy-brained burnee: "The power of thinking without thinking". The book is about intuition, essentially.
From reading 'Blink', one [...]
Many have described Mother Teresa as being "tireless in helping others". As someone with chronic fatigue, I can understand how a burned out individual might find this hard to imagine. Being 'tireless' that is.
That burnt out individual might also feel a little resentful about the term 'tireless'. The worshipping of 'tireless generosity' in [...]
"I'm too tired for Christmas," I've heard people say. Actually, they tend to whisper it. It's their little dirty secret. And I've seen others thinking it…they're not quite ready to confess.
But they will all follow through anyway. Guaranteed. Let everyone down because you're too knackered? Not a chance.
So why is Christmas so tiring? Here's a [...]
When I’m working (in between naps) it's usually something to do with marketing. Being 'in marketing' means I’m not just supposed to know about Twitter, I’m supposed to be obsessed with it.
And yes, my Burnout Thing does have its very own Twitter profile: @myburnoutthing (feel feel to follow me…or sit with me…or draw up [...]
