Best practices to avoid burning out in FDD?

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Be an average performer instead of high performer so you won’t be staffed on all the stressful deals and will get bench time.

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What differentiates a high vs. avg performer

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Roll your hours and don’t be a top performer and hide as much as possible

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Sleep well Monday and Tuesday night to the extent you can. Helps get through the weekday so you’re not exhausted after pulling back to back 2am nights and a few days left to trek through running on fumes. That’s not to say that this is always an option but just saying it helped me when I have the option ya know?

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I’m conditioned to think posts on FB are mostly cynical but I’ll pretend like this was a genuine question. Yes, I’m good, but busier than ever.

People think you have to go pedal to the metal from day one to succeed - but it’s a marathon. Do good work, learn as much as you can - but don’t go looking for 60 hours of work because you want to seem impressive.

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By leaving after a few years

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Do a little bit on Sunday even if you don’t need to. Look ahead at the week, think about what may happen / how you’ll need to respond, get a few tasks for your team laid out for times you are too busy to actively keep them busy

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