Are You Burnt Out?

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Research suggests that as you experience the psychological effects power which happens when you become a manager. You actually are paying less attention, and youre missing a lot of things. I think people are often quite surprised at how just a simple, genuine gesture of concern and caring can allow people to open up. Even though you're burnt out, helping other people with their burnout may make you feel better, in addition to hopefully making them feel better as well.

Are you exhausted? We are. Between the long hours working from home during a pandemic, the mental load of worrying about the outcome of the election, and the lack of sleep that all of this has brought on, it’s no wonder that we’re tired and stressed.

Emotional exhaustion, as workplace well-being expert Mandy O’Neil explains, is one sign of burnout. She shares antidotes and ways to protect ourselves from experiencing it in the first place. Not having enough time for the people and things you care about can cause burnout. Happiness researcher Ashley Whillans gives us advice on how to find and protect that time.

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