We're burned out. Here's why.

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We all feel burnout. So let's take some time to look at the psychology, philosophy, and anthropology behind burnout. We'll talk about psychologists like Herbert Freudenberger and philosophers Bertrand Russell and Byung-Chul Han to get to the bottom of this.


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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics: bookshop.org/a/86121/9780226026756
Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness: bookshop.org/a/86121/9780415325066
Deloitte, Workplace Burnout Survey: www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/artic…
Einzelganger, "Why We're All Burning Out:"    • Why We’re All Burning Out | Byung-Chu...  
Ethics at Work, "Unpacking 'The Burn Out Society'":    • Unpacking "The Burn Out Society": Pro...  
De l’Estoile and Ourdet, “Well-Paid to do Nothing?”: shs.cairn.info/journal-regards-croises-sur-l-econo…
Graeber, "On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs:" strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: bookshop.org/a/86121/9781501143335
Han, The Burnout Society: bookshop.org/a/86121/9780804795098
Kenkō, Essays in Idleness: bookshop.org/a/86121/9780141192109
Laurie Santos, "3 signs that you've hit clinical burnout and should seek help":    • 3 signs that you’ve hit clinical burn...  
NPR on Freudenberger: www.npr.org/2016/12/08/504864961/when-a-psychologi…
NYT, "Yale’s Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students" : www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/21/magazine/la…
Overthink, "The Burnout Society:"    • Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society  
Robin Waldun, "A Philosophical Critique of Hustle Culture:"    • The Price We Pay For Being Productive...  
Simon Walo, "Bullshit After All?": journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09500170231175771
Soffia et al: Alienation is Not Bullshit journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/095001702110…

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