The Thing About Burnout
summary
Cites a Gallup study of 7,500 showing two thirds of employees report burnout and claims recovery often takes six months to two years, with digestive problems and misdiagnosis as depression as common effects. Notes that 60% don’t know their job duties and offers concrete fixes: ask what to drop when overloaded, enforce work hours, discourage after‑5 contact, ensure coverage for vacations, delete distracting apps, separate sleep space, and use one‑on‑ones to spot stress.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:05EVERY LIKE EQUALS ONE SEROTONIN!
- 3:42STARTUP/HERO CULTURE Get rich or die trying....
- 4:46THIS IS WHY TAKING VACATION DOESN'T ALWAYS HELP YOU RECOVER...
- 4:58PHASES OF BURNOUT
- 5:51NEGLECTING SELF
- 6:53REDUCED PERFORMANCE & COGNITIVE PROBLEMS
- 7:52TOTAL BURNOUT
- 8:07Visualizing Burnout
- 8:44HOW TO AVOID BURNOUT
- 9:08Stop Multi-Tasking Focus on one thing at a time.
- 9:58Take Control Turn off your damn notifications
- 10:14Cultivate a Rich Non- Work Life AKA Get a hobby
- 10:40TIPS FOR MANAGERS
- 10:57Be clear about expectations
- 11:12Help them understand their value
- 11:44Don't send email or slack messages after 5 PM
- 11:56Encourage them to take all of their vacation time
- 12:18Have regular 1-1's & actively listen
- 12:34Don't only recognize the big wins. The small stuff matters too
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