working theory:
a lot of “burnout” is just the result of prolonged exposure to environments you were never truly aligned with to start
anutwitter.comworking theory: a lot of “burnout” is just the result of prolonged exposure to environments you were never truly aligned with to start
Burnout is a cunning thief. It feeds on your passion, your energy, and your enthusiasm, taking these positive qualities and turning them into exhaustion, frustration, and self-doubt. It's way more than just having a bad day, or being tired and worn out. As an article in New York magazine described it, burnout is "a problem that’s both physical and ... See more
kierantie.com • Recovering From Burnout and Depression - Kieran Tie
A great deal of the public focus on burnout has zeroed in on the skills and deficits of individual workers all the while three decades of research has demonstrated that work environments, not individual workers, have the greatest impact on the possibility of burnout and worker turnover. Work environments!
The Beautiful Truth • Self-Care is Not the Solution for Burnout
I think that’s where the burnout really hurts—when you want to care about something but you’re removed from the capacity to do the thing or do it properly and give it your passion and full attention and creativity because you’re expected to do so many other things.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Burnout is an indicator that something has gone wrong in the way we organize our work. But as a concept it remains lodged in an old paradigm—a work ethic that was already dubious in America’s industrial period, and now, in a period of extreme inequality and increasing precarity across once-stable professions, is even harder to credit.