{"id":6065,"date":"2017-02-02T16:06:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.plataformatec.com.br\/?p=6065"},"modified":"2017-02-02T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T18:06:54","slug":"the-hero-syndrome-and-how-to-deal-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.plataformatec.com.br\/2017\/02\/the-hero-syndrome-and-how-to-deal-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The hero syndrome and how to deal with it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Payne wrote in his blog, in 2010, a post about the hero syndrome<\/a>. However, even though some people are aware of it, we sometimes face some heroes and they end up harming the development process. Therefore, we are here to expand on what Payne said in his post, and try to convince you that being a hero is not healthy for your body or work.<\/p>\n

Definition<\/h2>\n

Let’s start with the definition of hero. To define it, we use here a part of Payne’s post:<\/p>\n

\n The guy or gal eager and willing to pull all-nighters, work weekends, and take over on-call duty when nobody else wants to.<\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So, what is the problem with heroes? We divide it here health-wise and work-wise.<\/p>\n

Health<\/h2>\n

Well, we are not doctors here, but it seems that there is enough information out there on why working too much may harm your body.<\/p>\n

The health problem is directly related to some of the hero’s actions: usually he\/she sleeps too little and works too much. There are tons<\/strong> of information on the internet and even in academia that show what workaholism and sleep deprivation can do to our bodies. To list some of them, here is a short list:<\/p>\n