Why Guilt Hinders Self-Care and Delegating Tasks

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People often neglect self-care and feel guilty when trying to improve their daily lives. The pressure to be perfect in all roles hinders us from purchasing helpful solutions or delegating tasks. We view outsourcing as a burden rather than an opportunity for others to gain experience. This mindset prevents us from achieving self-actualization and asking for help. Learning to delegate is key to advancing and improving our lives.

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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