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You're Not Just Tired: The Psychology of Burnout

You're Not Just Tired: The Psychology of Burnout

Arthur Doler

December 03, 2021
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  1. @arthurdoler Arthur Doler Resources: Boring details about me are at

    https://arthurdoler.com https://bit.ly/art-burnout
  2. @arthurdoler The Harris Poll on behalf of Spring Health from

    Nov 9-11, 2020 among 1,136 employed U.S. adults
  3. @arthurdoler ICD QD85 - BURNOUT Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized

    as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterised by three dimensions: 1) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion 2) increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job 3) a sense of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment. Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life. https://id.who.int/icd/entity/129180281
  4. @arthurdoler Repeatedly found themselves in the grips of burnout Found

    themselves juggling stress on multiple fronts Were stuck on dead-end projects Felt like they had to outperform their coworkers to keep pace Were overworked to the point of physical symptoms …even seizures! Huge thanks to everyone I interviewed!
  5. @arthurdoler EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION “I feel used up at the end

    of the work day” “I feel fatigued when I get up in the morning and have to face another day on the job” “I feel like I’m at the end of my rope” Maslach & Jackson, 1981
  6. @arthurdoler DEPERSONALIZATION “I’ve become more callous towards people since I

    took this job” “I worry that this job is hardening me emotionally” “I feel I treat some clients/coworkers as if they were impersonal ‘objects’” Maslach & Jackson, 1981
  7. @arthurdoler PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT “I have accomplished many worthwhile things in

    this job” “In my work, I deal with emotional problems very calmly” “I feel I’m positively influencing other’s lives through my work” Maslach & Jackson, 1981
  8. @arthurdoler “A surefire signal that [Intensity] is in effect will

    be the unwillingness to delegate work, responsibilities, or domestic chores for fear of losing perfect control.” Freudenberger & North, Women’s Burnout, 1985
  9. @arthurdoler WHEN YOU START TO NOTICE THIS CONFLICT, OR SOMEONE

    BRINGS IT TO YOUR ATTENTION… Freudenberger & North, 1985 YOU DOUBLE DOWN ON IT!
  10. @arthurdoler EXPERIENCING ONE OR MORE OF THESE SYMPTOMS DOESN’T AUTOMATICALLY

    MEAN YOU HAVE BURNOUT Something else – possibly quite serious! – could be going on.
  11. @arthurdoler EVEN IF YOU DON’T EXPERIENCE THE FULL CYCLE, YOU

    MAY STILL HAVE BURNOUT Your privileges can cushion you from some of the effects.
  12. @arthurdoler HOW DID YOU LEARN TO HANDLE STRESS? “I never

    figured it out” is an actual answer you can have here
  13. @arthurdoler WORKAHOLISM CAN BE A DIRECT RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS

    OR PERSONAL STRUGGLES The human need for control is constant.
  14. @arthurdoler FEELING THE NEED TO PROVE YOURSELF CAN PROPEL YOU

    INTO THE BURNOUT SEQUENCE Starting off at a disadvantage.
  15. @arthurdoler THE FIRST STEP IS TO STOP DENYING IT. Denying

    burnout is all about maintaining the narrative that you’re in control.
  16. @arthurdoler FIND “WORTHWHILE” WORK – WHERE YOU AND OTHERS SEE

    VALUE IN IT This is a thorny thing to think through because of externalities.
  17. @arthurdoler YOUR JOB IS NOT WORTH GIVING UP TIME WITH

    YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, OR YOUR PARTNER… Ever, ever ever, ever ever ever. Ever. EVER. EVER.
  18. @arthurdoler NORMALIZE TALKING ABOUT IT I am once again asking

    you to talk about your emotions with coworkers
  19. @arthurdoler DISCUSS EXTERNAL STRESSORS WITH FOLKS Maybe even do it

    in that meeting where you plan with your team?
  20. @arthurdoler CREATE AN EXPECTATION THAT EXTERNAL STRESSORS ARE TO BE

    TALKED ABOUT Outside of work is a real place that affects inside of work.
  21. @arthurdoler Arthur Doler My website is probably still https://arthurdoler.com Resources:

    https://bit.ly/art-burnout And a huge thank you to my community on Twitch!