AN1 here - how do you deal with burnout ? Self-doubt ? Imposter syndrome ? I put too much pressure on myself and my mental health is doing very poorly. I’m a perfectionist and I feel slow on certain tasks, double checking, even triple checking. Could you please give me tips ?

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I'll answer your questions in order. It is easier to avoid burnout than to deal with it after-the-fact. You have a list of things you do, all of which creates an atmosphere ripe for burnout. Don't do those things. Next, never doubt your self or your abilities. If you don't think you can do something, you're right. If you believe you can do it, you're right. I hate the term "imposter syndrome." If you didn't think you were right for the job, you shouldn't have applied. If you were promoted unsolicited, you shouldn't have accepted. Assume they saw something in you that convinced them you were the right person for the job. Trust that they were right. If they weren't, the smart thing and the best thing -- for you and them -- is for you to ask for a position with a lower salary and lower responsibilities. I doubt that will be necessary, but only you can be certain of that. Remember that nobody is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes and everyone can improve on what they do. The old saying is "measure twice, cut once." That is a good rule to follow to prevent mistakes. If the tailor spent all day measuring the same piece of cloth, he'd never get the garment finished. Bob Newhart had a comedy skit where he played a psychologist with a patient who said she has a debilitating fear of being buried alive in a box. She would think about it all day and was practically paralyzed by that fear. His advice: "STOP IT. Stop it or I'll bury you alive in a box." Sage advice.

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Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much it helps me to read this. I wish I could have a mentor like you, to ground me and stop me from spiraling. 🙏

Most of us have faced burnout and imposter syndrome and a lot of times, either the tasks are not done at all or they tend to remain incomplete after starting. What helps me is to break work tasks to their simplest, easiest and minute forms. This has helped bring down spending too much effort on tinkering to minimum. I also set aside very specific time to improve something. Whatever gets achieved during that becomes my final ouput. Once I see that outcome is faster by getting things done, my focus on doing things perfectly has only been on specific things.

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Thank you!

Efficiency comes with reps. It’s ok to make mistakes as long as those mistakes are not a function of sloppiness / laziness and result in fewer mistakes over time. Build frameworks to catch errors / mistakes that you seem to be more prone to (even if that’s having a printed checklist next to your computer or something like that)

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Thank you!

I am VP3 and still have bouts of this. Don’t worry, just breathe, and know you’re seen. DM me whenever you wanna talk.

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Surround yourself with a strong support system. Workout and eat healthy also helps. 

Any tips on finding a solid support system? My fellow grads are all pretty 'competitive,' so I can't fully trust my analyst class—everyone talks, and news spreads fast. One analyst mentioned wanting to quit, and within an hour, the whole floor thought he’d resigned.

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