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"Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley)

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Assumes interest and some biology. Education, not medical advice.

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Mental healthBrain and nervesStressDepression and anxiety

Christina Maslach explains the causes, symptoms, and systemic factors of job burnout and how to address them.

Thriving in Science Lecture: "Understanding Burnout," Christina Maslach (Dept. of Psychology, U.C. Berkeley) - Wednesday, December 10, 2014

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What people say. Highly recommended as an excellent primer that dispels common misunderstandings about burnout and its organizational causes.

JakeAlin Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: What is the difference between Burnout/Depression/Laziness/Wrong job?”

This video is a good primer on burnout by an expert. "Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley) link to this video This article is a summary of what's in the above speaker's book Recovering from Burnout link I also want to mention the article above has a link to Mind Tools, which is a web site that has a test you can take but I recommend reading their articles on leadership as it helps one understand their place and the direction they need to take as leaders of their own life as well as leaders in the lives of others, which is an interesting perspective in the context of the listed topics.

p0ncein Hacker News • Recommends

On “Burnout and the Brain (2016)”

Great article. There is this excellent talk by Maslach, "Understanding Burnout" which dispels most misunderstandings: link to this video However, as with most conditions it's unlikely you will have any interest in it until being affected.

0xmohitin Hacker News • Mentions

On “How Exhaustion Became a Status Symbol”

Recipe for burnout is inverse of recipe for success: link Understanding Burnout 0 by Christina Maslach 1. 0 link to this video 1 link

0xmohitin Hacker News • Mentions

On “The psychology of stress and burnout”

From DOES16 London - Better Faster Cheaper .. How? (slide #29) 0 1: Recipe for burnout is inverse of recipe for success Word Overload: Job demands exceed human limits. Lack of control: Inability to influence decisions that affect your job. ... Also: Understanding Burnout 2. 0 link 1 link 2 link to this video