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" Burnout is caused when you repeatedly make large amounts of sacrifice and or effort into high-risk problems that fail. It's the result of a negative predictio
by mahyarm 14y ago
" Burnout is caused when you repeatedly make large amounts of sacrifice and or effort into high-risk problems that fail. It's the result of a negative prediction error in the nucleus accumbens. You effectively condition your brain to associate work with failure."
A real definition of burnout! Everything else makes it sound so nebulous.
- dsirijus 14y agoIndeed! It sounds so simple and obvious now.
- AznHisoka 14y agoYep, I absolutely agree. I always thought Marissa's comment on burnout seem a bit off, and inaccurate.
- ttrreeww 14y agoMarissa's definition is correct, although it applies mainly to super stars working for other people. That is the main way they burn out.