This session aims to explore Sisyphean efforts—or everyday endeavors that become endless and in turn ineffective and burdensome—and pathways that professionals at different stages of their career have used to navigate such difficulties. Whether it is in the realm of system administration, grant applications, or emotional labor, workers in our sector must creatively navigate the variety of iterative work or environments that can generate feelings of helplessness and fatigue. Through group storytelling and reflection, we will explore what it means to shoulder that burden, cast off (or shatter) the boulder, and the ways in which resilience can both help and hurt. In doing so, this session seeks to collectively discover the many routes that land us in such efforts, and share experiences that lead to their resolution, disruption, or sustainability.
We would love for you to submit your story for our group reflection!
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVGBPLULmWJeBRkQDc1tKJLZlAORK3JFD6rALPvC44zmK-5w/viewformThis session is Chatham house rules- stories can be shared anonymously.
