A method for controlling an operation of a wind turbine, said method comprising: operating a wind turbine component at a first time based on a first operating threshold value, wherein the first operating threshold value is based at least in part on one or more actuations of the wind turbine component within a first time period; determining by the computing device a workload based at least in part on one or more actuations of the wind turbine component within a second time period subsequent to the first time period; calculating by the computing device a second operating threshold value based at least in part on the workload; and operating the wind turbine component at a second time subsequent to the first time based on the second operating threshold value; characterised in that: the wind turbine component is a first wind turbine component, said method further comprising: determining a third operating threshold value that is associated with a second wind turbine component, wherein the third operating threshold value is greater than the first operating threshold value and less than the second operating threshold value; actuating the first wind turbine component when an operating condition is greater than the first operating threshold value at the first time; and actuating the second wind turbine component when the operating condition is greater than the third operating threshold value at the second time. operating a wind turbine component at a first time based on a first operating threshold value, wherein the first operating threshold value is based at least in part on one or more actuations of the wind turbine component within a first time period; determining by the computing device a workload based at least in part on one or more actuations of the wind turbine component within a second time period subsequent to the first time period; calculating by the computing device a second operating threshold value based at least in part on the workload; and operating the wind turbine component at a second time subsequent to the first time based on the second operating threshold value; characterised in that: the wind turbine component is a first wind turbine component, said method further comprising: determining a third operating threshold value that is associated with a second wind turbine component, wherein the third operating threshold value is greater than the first operating threshold value and less than the second operating threshold value; actuating the first wind turbine component when an operating condition is greater than the first operating threshold value at the first time; and actuating the second wind turbine component when the operating condition is greater than the third operating threshold value at the second time. the wind turbine component is a first wind turbine component, said method further comprising: determining a third operating threshold value that is associated with a second wind turbine component, wherein the third operating threshold value is greater than the first operating threshold value and less than the second operating threshold value; actuating the first wind turbine component when an operating condition is greater than the first operating threshold value at the first time; and actuating the second wind turbine component when the operating condition is greater than the third operating threshold value at the second time. determining a third operating threshold value that is associated with a second wind turbine component, wherein the third operating threshold value is greater than the first operating threshold value and less than the second operating threshold value; actuating the first wind turbine component when an operating condition is greater than the first operating threshold value at the first time; and actuating the second wind turbine component when the operating condition is greater than the third operating threshold value at the second time.