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Burnout and How to Avoid It

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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What Are Bolshit Jobs and How Do They Contribute to Burnout?

The sixties and seventies was when more workers were becoming college educated and going into service professions. Another trend over history is the proliferation of so called bolshit jobs. Bolshet jobs are jobs that no one can really say what you're doing, including the worker themselves. So it's very easy to see how someone in a bollship job would feel a sense of ineffectiveness.

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