Rían Doris from Flow Research Collective discusses preventing burnout through neuroscience-based protocols, sustainable effort, and intense physical stressors. Explore burnout triggers, root causes, and practical strategies to combat burnout effectively.
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Burnout Is a Medical Disorder
Burnout is a distinct medical disorder characterized by exhaustion, criticism, and low self-efficacy.
It alters neural circuits, enlarging the amygdala and weakening emotional control, making burnout reversible and preventable with the right approach.
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Burnout Beyond Overwork Experience
Rían Doris experienced burnout during a low-paid, toxic internship despite taking time off.
His burnout was due to factors beyond workload, like lack of control and unfairness, not just overwork.
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Six Burnout Triggers Identified
Burnout arises from six psychological triggers: lack of control, values conflict, insufficient reward, work overload, unfairness, and breakdown of community.
Addressing these precise triggers systematically is necessary to solve and prevent burnout effectively.
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Rían Doris is the Co-Founder & CEO of Flow Research Collective, the world’s leading peak performance research and training institute focused on decoding the neuroscience of flow states and helping leaders and their teams unlock flow states consistently.
Clients include Accenture, Audi, Facebook, Bain & the US Airforce. Along with being listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Rian's thought leadership has been featured in Fast Company, PBS and Big Think and he hosts Flow Research Collective Radio, an iTunes top 10 science podcast.
Rían is also the Executive Chairman & Owner of Consulting.com. On the side, Rian does some angel investing in health and performance companies like Levels Health, Neurohacker Collective, The Way & Myodetox. Rían holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) from Trinity College Dublin, an MSc in Neuroscience at King's College, London and an MBA.
Rian is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Birmingham—focusing on how flow states affect perceived meaning in life. Prior to co-founding Flow Research Collective with Steven Kotler, Rian worked with NYT Bestselling Author Keith Ferazzi, and 12X NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Dan Siegel, distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.