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"It's hard to talk about burnout because, in many ways, it's the conversation
that will never die. I remember a viral article that was published in 2019 by
then-
Buzzfeed writer Anne Helen Petersen about Millennial burnout, titled
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation. At least in my small circle,
it became the talk of the town. "Have you read this article," the refrain went.
And to this day, many of my friends still reference it.
This conversation on burnout has been part of the backdrop for my entire adult
life. "4 Steps to Beating Burnout," goes the title of an article in the
Harvard Business Review that ultimately suggests prioritizing self-care,
shifting your perspective, and so forth. "Burnout isn't just exhaustion. Here's
how to deal with it," runs the title of an article that tells you to be mindful
of the signs of burnout and for your managers to do better.
We are all tired, and the supposed remedies for it are everywhere. Therapy has
started to move from the realm of stigma to acceptance — though its actual
usage remains in the domain of a wealthier, more privileged minority.
Meditation has moved past being a fad to a lifestyle for many people, with even
some businesses recommending it to keep their employees sane. If the advice I
see around me is to be believed, I can "solve" the problem of burnout for
myself.
Yet the framing of burnout as a problem has always bothered me because I see it
as a distraction from the more prominent concern at hand: a society that keeps
us exhausted."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
