Burnout

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Burnout S2E08

Be careful you don't get burned out.

In this episode, we talk about burnout that can come from work, where we start off being very enthusiastic about what we're doing, and we become so focused that we forget about other things. Yet if we keep on doing this massive workload, there's an expectation that will keep on doing it, and eventually we can get burnt out. We can get depressed. We can get resentful of what we're doing. In fact, we even hate the job altogether. What we attempt to look at is how we may have may resolved some of those issues in a very simple way by finding someone else that we can talk too. So, the key thing there is not to feel that there's anything wrong, because we all do have those experiences. We have a range of different emotions. We have our ups and downs. What we need to do is tune into somebody else that can help lift us without being judgement. Without condemnation. Without criticising us, who will allow us to talk. And quite often it's not that we want them to give you advice. It's just we need someone to listen, so you can get it out into the open. And once we have it out, we can feel a lot better. So, the key here is to make sure that we have demarcation lines between when we start work, when we finish work, and allow ourselves to have hobbies and other activities, that keep us happy, especially the time spent with our family. All this to be mindful not to get burnt out.