Rest Won’t Save You From Burnout
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Rest Won’t Save You From Burnout
burnout isn’t just a thing that happens to overworked people in stressful jobs. It can happen to anyone when work stops feeling meaningful, enjoyable or manageable. When you’re burned out, you feel overwhelmed and undermotivated.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
Like Sue, many of us are able to complete a great deal of work in a single hyperfocused burst, though typically we’ll need much more rest and recovery in order to sustain such efforts.
Devon Price • Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
In short, I was mentally, emotionally, and physically burnout. But it took me a long time to figure it out because I wasn’t listless or unproductive or disengaged from my work. The problem was: All I was engaged with was my work. And that was causing me to work in a way that was utterly unsustainable.