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166. Are You Suffering From Burnout?
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What’s the difference between being busy and being productive? Would you be better at your job if you cared a little less? And can somebody get Mike a cup of coffee?
RESOURCES:
- "State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report," (Gallup, 2023).
- "What’s Really So Wrong About Secretly Working Two Full-Time Jobs at Once?" by Alison Green (Slate, 2023).
- "The Problem With Venting," by Ethan Kross (Character Lab, 2021).
- "Conan O'Brien's Final Monologue: 'Nobody in Life Gets What They Thought They Were Going to Get,'" by Lynette Rice (Entertainment Weekly, 2020).
- "Employee Burnout, Part 1: The 5 Main Causes," by Ben Wigert and Sangeeta Agrawal (Gallup, 2018).
- "Finding Solutions to the Problem of Burnout," by Christina Maslach (Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2017).
- "Maslach Burnout Inventory: Third Edition," by Christina Maslach, Susan E. Jackson, and Michael P. Leiter (Evaluating Stress: A Book of Resources, 1997).
- Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement, by Herbert Freudenberger and Geraldine Richelson (1980).
- "Staff Burn-Out," by Herbert Freudenberger (Journal of Social Issues, 1974).
- "Dehumanization in Institutional Settings," by Christina Maslach and Philip Zimbardo (U.S. Office of Naval Research, 1973).
EXTRAS:
- "How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).
- Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White (1952).
SOURCES:
- Christina Maslach, professor emertia of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Herbert Freudenberger, 20th-century psychologist.
- Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and management/organizations at the University of Michigan.
- Conan O'Brien, podcast host, comedian, and former late-night television host.
- E.B. White, author.
- Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford University.
230 episodes
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What’s the difference between being busy and being productive? Would you be better at your job if you cared a little less? And can somebody get Mike a cup of coffee?
RESOURCES:
- "State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report," (Gallup, 2023).
- "What’s Really So Wrong About Secretly Working Two Full-Time Jobs at Once?" by Alison Green (Slate, 2023).
- "The Problem With Venting," by Ethan Kross (Character Lab, 2021).
- "Conan O'Brien's Final Monologue: 'Nobody in Life Gets What They Thought They Were Going to Get,'" by Lynette Rice (Entertainment Weekly, 2020).
- "Employee Burnout, Part 1: The 5 Main Causes," by Ben Wigert and Sangeeta Agrawal (Gallup, 2018).
- "Finding Solutions to the Problem of Burnout," by Christina Maslach (Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2017).
- "Maslach Burnout Inventory: Third Edition," by Christina Maslach, Susan E. Jackson, and Michael P. Leiter (Evaluating Stress: A Book of Resources, 1997).
- Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement, by Herbert Freudenberger and Geraldine Richelson (1980).
- "Staff Burn-Out," by Herbert Freudenberger (Journal of Social Issues, 1974).
- "Dehumanization in Institutional Settings," by Christina Maslach and Philip Zimbardo (U.S. Office of Naval Research, 1973).
EXTRAS:
- "How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).
- Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White (1952).
SOURCES:
- Christina Maslach, professor emertia of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Herbert Freudenberger, 20th-century psychologist.
- Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and management/organizations at the University of Michigan.
- Conan O'Brien, podcast host, comedian, and former late-night television host.
- E.B. White, author.
- Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford University.
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