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1. pjmorrisJan 2026
   It's a great analogy. I first came across it in Gerald Weinberg's 'More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit', where he spends some time talking about burnout, what it means, and how to get out when you find your way in.
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2. belterMay 2025
   Some of the seminal works on accountability as applied to systems and particularly the business world, are the works from Gerald M. Weinberg.

   "Are Your Lights On?" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1044831.Are_Your_Lights_...

   "The Secrets of Consulting" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/566213.The_Secrets_of_Co...

   "More Secrets of Consulting" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714345.More_Secrets_of_C...

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3. belterSep 2021
   Been a consultant, not a contractor, for many years. You cannot be a consultant without reading Weinberg:

   "The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully"

   https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Consulting-Giving-Getting-Suc...

   "More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit"

   "https://www.amazon.com/More-Secrets-Consulting-Consultants-T..."

   These books kept my sanity and showed me the Universe twisted sense, twisted...But nonetheless a sense.

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4. sganeshFeb 2010
   Secrets of Consulting & More Secrets of Consulting - Gerald Weinberg.

   Getting Started in Consulting - Alan Weiss

   Your Marketing Sucks - Mark Stevens

   Listen First, Sell Later - Bob Poole

   E-Myth Revisited - Mark Gerber

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5. bhouselSep 2009
   Gerald Weinberg's two "Secrets of" books on consulting are a pretty good start. They're actually good for anyone who gets paid to give advice, not just professional consultants. Highly recommend..

   Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633013?ie=UTF8&tag=...

   More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633528?ie=UTF8&tag=...

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6. pjmorrisApr 2020
   Jerry Weinberg has a chapter on burnout in one of his books [0]. He refers to the idea of 'the oxygen mask', making sure you've taken care of yourself so you have resources from which to give. He talks about how having a long list of 'shoulds' can wear you down, and how competence can lead to collecting more responsibilities than you can manage.

   He then places burnout at the foreign element stage of the Satir Change Model (see, e.g. [1]): Old status quo - foreign element - chaos - transforming idea - practice - New status quo... with the intent of using your present discomfort to evaluate changes you might want or need to make. If the idea seems helpful, have a look.

   [0] 'More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Toolkit', Gerald Weinberg

   [1] http://dhemery.com/articles/managing_yourself_through_change...

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