Not all burnout is about doing too much.
Sometimes it’s about doing too little of what lights you up.
Overwhelm gets the blame. But under-fulfillment is often the culprit.
Energy returns and cynicism flees when meaning (and dark chocolate) reenter the conversation.
My theory: burnout has nothing to do with how many hours or how hard you work. It's caused by working for people you don't like, towards goals you don't believe in, in systems that grant you no agency.
Adam Chalmersx.comThe best antidote to burnout is not teaching people coping skills to handle stress. It's redesigning work to reduce stress.
The cure for exhaustion is removing overwhelming demands and the norm of self-sacrifice.
Healthy workplaces value well-being as much as performance.
Adam Grantx.com