The Slippery Slope Between Boredom and Professional Burnout
Could boredom be curable? - The Boston Globe
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we tend to go through a type of exhaustion that doesn’t come from overwork, but from working without wonder. it’s the fatigue that sets in when you’re chasing achievement for its own sake — when everything you do is measured against how it looks, what it yields, or how quickly it moves you forward