Burnout and How to Avoid It
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
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Finding Dignity Beyond Work
This chapter reflects on the speaker's experience as a parking lot attendant, contrasting the job's simplicity with the pressures of academic life, and emphasizing the need for work-life balance. It advocates for recognizing the inherent worth of individuals beyond their employment status and presents structural changes needed to reduce burnout, such as fair wages and reasonable hours. The discussion concludes with a call for collective action and community solidarity to effectively address burnout culture.
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