Term
Burnout
A state of deep exhaustion, when no strength or interest in the work is left. In the authors' view it comes from long load without recovery.
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
Explained in
- The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
- Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, Judson Brewer
A state of exhaustion from work in which a person loses energy, interest and the sense that their work means something.
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, Nedra Glover Tawwab
Deep exhaustion in which energy and interest drain away after a long stretch of overload. Tawwab calls it a response to unhealthy boundaries.
- Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski
A state Herbert Freudenberger described in 1975 through three elements: emotional exhaustion, detachment from people, and a sense that your efforts are useless. The book helps explain this state but does not diagnose it.
- Remote: Office Not Required, Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
A state of exhaustion from work. The authors call the risk of burnout one of the main dangers of remote work for people enthusiastic about their jobs.