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.
We often look at our productivity journey as a solo effort. We tell ourselves that we have to bring the energy and motivation alone. And it’s true—a lot of an intentional and focused life is spent “alone.” No one else is there when our alarm goes off in the morning, after all. Even at work, […]
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I got sick this week. It was bad—stuck in bed bad. That, of course, wasn’t my plan. My plan actually resembled the exact opposite. I had just finished re-inspiring myself for yet another round of pushing hard, adding new habits and routines on top of each other all at once, and cutting out all fun
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For years, I had a system. Or at least I thought I did. I called it “my impenetrable wall.” Sometime during college, I had figured out a way to get work done against a deadline, no matter what. I could get anything done if I gave myself a weekend, or a couple days, to devote
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It’s not always possible to be “in the right headspace” for work. In fact, more often than not, you’re probably nowhere near the right headspace for the work you have to do. Maybe you’re feeling sad. Or maybe there’s something in your life that’s interfering with your focus. And, of course, it’s more than likely
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It’s the fourth week of the year. If you are one of the brave masses who chose to commit to a New Year’s Resolution this year, you’re nearing your first true checkpoint. And it’s a legitimate achievement. Doing a month of anything, especially something that’s likely not very fun, is a deeply impressive feat, and
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We’re eighteen months in. That “new normal” everyone used to talk about has started to feel pretty hauntingly…well, normal. And even though we all bristled at the concept of “work from home” when it was debuted, at the time we didn’t truly know how it was affecting our collective performance. Now, reports are starting come
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The lines between work and non-work were already blurred before the current situation. But they’re almost non-existent when your office is your bedroom, kitchen, living room (or even just adjacent to these spaces).
While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer for how to handle burnout, there are clear triggers you can watch out for and proven techniques that will help you avoid, alleviate, and recover from burnout symptoms.
To truly understand how to recover from burnout we put a call out for people to share their stories of experiencing and overcoming burnout: what led them to it, how they dealt with it (or didn’t), and what they wished they knew earlier.
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By learning to recognize when you’re overwhelmed, you can start to take back control of your time and rebuild your focus, energy, and motivation.
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