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From my personal experience. Burn out happens when you know deep in your core that what you do doesn’t really matter. People can do 12 hour shifts of intense pr
by henry2023 3y ago
From my personal experience. Burn out happens when you know deep in your core that what you do doesn’t really matter. People can do 12 hour shifts of intense problem solving and just be fine if they believe in their cause.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoSimilarly from personal experience, you can burn out if the work is meaningful but you exceed your physical limits and you feel expectations are accelerating away from you. You can get worn down over time even if the work feels like it matters.
- voisin 3y agoI became severely burnt out doing a job that had a lot of meaning, both to me and the people around me and the greater local community. The burn out came from the constant struggle / conflict in achieving the objectives. My point being, I think burn out can come from a number of different sources.
- henry2023 3y agoI couldn’t agree more and I hope you find yourself in a better spot now. I personally met nurses who burned out during Covid and it’s clear that what they do matters. My point is more against the hypothesis of burn out being caused by cognitive demanding tasks.