burnout
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10 Bulletproof Ways You Can Avoid Burnout (with Lauren Barri)
The term “burnout” is a pretty recent phenomenon and it refers to “ a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed (WHO, 2019).” Burnout can manifest in three “dimensions” according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Often the symptoms of burnout are…
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How Practicing Detachment Can Save Your Work Life
Dear Diary, Today was a tough day at work. On the day-to-day, my role in the workplace is not just subjected to hard skills like copywriting and marketing analytics. A lot of my work is also handling and mediating people’s emotions. I don’t when or how I adopted this role,…
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Niched Down: Why I Left PR— The Career that Ended up Draining Me
The art of public relations, PR, for short, is not all that it’s cut out to be on TV: boss babes, pink pantsuits, assistants, and skim lattes. It’s more attuned, based on personal experience, with hours spent pouring over minute details, people pleasing, and a lot of reading, editing, and…
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I Took a Self-Prescribed Vacation: Here’s What Happened
If you’ve followed along with my last post, I’ve disclosed that I’ve been feeling quite burned out for a while now. I decided to take a step back and utilize the time I was moving into my new place, to relax, reflect, and nourish myself with rest. What I realized…
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Admitting to Myself that I’m Burnt Out
The past couple of months… have been difficult. My productivity is a shot in the dark these days. I’ve constantly been hitting brick walls throughout the day where my energy is drained and I find it hard to focus for long periods of time. The worst thing is I’ve been…
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How Work Guilt May be Impacting You Adversely
I remember sitting on the hotel bed in one of the beautiful Spanish cities, hands on my head admitting to my travel companion that I was rattled by this feeling of guilt. It was an internal battle between wanting to be a good friend and companion, and a good worker…
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