More than the daily stress we feel from work, burnout can have serious consequences to both our physical and mental health. But it doesn’t have to be a given. Here are our best articles on how to avoid burnout and find balance between work and life.
Today’s hustle culture has turned burnout into something we either brag about or shamefully hide. Instagram is packed with videos of employees clocking out at 8 pm only to go home and wrap up their day. We joke about living on caffeine and a constant influx of notifications. And so, when we finally hit a […]
Burnout symptoms aren’t a personal failure. They’re a warning system. Read More »
If you’re feeling disoriented as summer ends, you’re not alone. Summer is a memory-making season, and a lot of that is because we let things slide. My kids’ bedtime became fluid when we were busy catching lightning bugs or watching The Parent Trap (for the 18th time). My work schedule wasn’t necessarily specific days and
Post-summer reset: How to rebuild routines without overwhelming yourself Read More »
It’s time we uncovered how much productivity is lost to constant communication. Have you ever wondered where all your productive hours went, only to realize you spent most of your day jumping between emails, meetings, and chat apps? You’re not alone. In today’s hyper-connected world, employees spend nearly 4 hours per day on communication—time that could
Always online, always behind: the true cost of constant communication Read More »
The holiday season is a whirlwind of joy, celebration, and—let’s be honest—chaos and stress. Between gift shopping, festive gatherings, family drama, and year-end work deadlines, it’s no wonder many of us feel pulled in a thousand directions. Productivity often takes a backseat as we juggle work and personal obligations and try to soak in the
Tips for Productivity During the Holidays Read More »
We spend a lot of time here at RescueTime talking about how to make ourselves more productive. How to make ourselves, in a sense, more powerful in our work and the way we go about it. And there are myriad powerful forces and strategies out there we can harness to aid us in this journey. Of
The scary power of fatigue Read More »
It’s kind of remarkable how we haven’t figured things out yet. No matter how many articles or listicles or podcast clips get created about the importance of work-life balance, and restraint, and rest—how getting enough rest literally will improve our work and lives in immeasurable ways—we still spend so much of our days and lives
Burning out isn’t worth it: how to avoid it and recover from it Read More »
As you settle into your work routine each morning, you might feel some inherent optimism. “Today will be different,” you tell yourself. “This is the day that I get all the things on my list done, and then some. I’m gonna be a machine!” You get the right playlist queued up. You set yourself up
Embracing Productivity Grace: Overcoming Shame for a Positive Work Mindset Read More »
This month, I faced a new version of an old problem. I’ve been known, like many (most? all?) of us, to struggle with motivation and inspiration and all those forces that help us do what needs to be done. This time, the issues went deeper than usual. I arrived at the end of a long,
Raise your baseline Read More »
I went on a bit of a health kick recently. I went the whole nine yards: a diet high in protein, with a calorie deficit, working out with a weight training routine, discipline, hydration, going for a run in the mornings sometimes, everything. I had dragged myself into the gym and floundered through different workouts
Chase that good feeling. Read More »
Every day I feel like I need more motivation. Motivation to go to work. Motivation to work on my dreams after work. Motivation to go to the gym every now and then. And the motivation to do it day in and day out…forever? It’s supposed to be forever right? That’s assuming I’ve already found the
Become a robot and hack your motivation. Read More »
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