Burnout Is Real in the OSS World, Says John-David Dalton, Creator of Lodash

John-David Dalton, creator of the widely-used JavaScript library Lodash (which receives over 100 million npm downloads daily), discusses how personal hardships—including his mother's death and a divorce—led to significant burnout and a five-year hiatus from open source work. He emphasizes that sustainable open source maintenance requires prioritizing personal health and work-life balance through therapy, exercise, and boundaries, rather than pursuing constant productivity.