The way to break the cycle is by creating meaningful boundaries between work and life.
Burnout is an especially obdurate happiness problem to solve because once you are in the dreaded vortex of exhaustion, cynicism, and self-criticism, even what would once have made you happy at work now makes you unhappy. This was the conclusion of research published in The Journal of Psychology in 2016. The authorsthat employees who were engaged and not burned out met their personal needs and stayed happy when they did their core work, met clients, and interacted with colleagues.
My advice to employees is more challenging to put into practice: It is more abstract and depends on the feedback loop that causes even normal work to burn you out, which in turn lowers your ability to engage in the normal work. The key is to disrupt this loop—by creating more “space” between your life and your job so that they don’t drag each other down and there is a chance to reverse the cycle.
Set times when you resolve not to write or check work email. If necessary, you might consider getting a personal phone so that you can leave your work devices behind when you exercise, sleep, and spend time with family and friends. You might even make a rule with loved ones not to talk about work during certain hours and days, or while on vacation. These breaks are like little sabbaths, which can be very effective in helping you refresh and renew your engagement with work.
For many people, sorting work from life might seem nigh impossible—without its being the fault of their boss or company. These people are burning themselves out through their own need to work more, accomplish more, andIf that is you, the monastery that Alyosha’s father maligned might actually hold the key to your recovery. One writer researching a 2022 book on work burnout asked a group of Benedictine monks about how they avoid the problem.
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