The Burnout Series, Part 3: Burnout Prevention

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Burnout is a modern-day epidemic in the workplace, and the effects of burnout can be long-lasting and devastating on a person’s personal mental and physical health, career, and relationships, too.

How can we prevent burnout from occurring?

This essay provides a whole host of tips for individuals to prevent work burnout. Stay tuned for tips for preventing burnout at the manager and organizational level.

This essay is also part 3 of a series on burnout, continuing on from two previous essays. Read part 1: Burnout Symptoms for more fundamental burnout learnings and part 2: Burnout Recovery for active burnout recovery tips. Also, go to Learn About Burnout to find an extensive list of resources for recovery/prevention, and read firsthand stories from people who have experienced it.

Before diving into the details of burnout prevention, it’s important to note a few key points:

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1. Everyone is susceptible to burnout, and high-achievers are especially so. The risks of burnout can be easily dismissed by high-achievers, who through the act of achieving greatly, become used to pushing…