A short YouTube clip by Adam Markel arguing that preventing exhaustion/burnout is far easier than recovering from it. He notes that signs of burnout are observable in personal and professional contexts and prompts viewers to discuss with a neighbor the burnout signs they see in their industry, work, or personal life.
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This is your competitive edge. If you get this, that is far easier prevent our exhaustion in the first place than to recover from it afterward. We all know this about our personal bodies. When you've injured yourself, if you've injured yourself in your life in some way, it was easier to prevent that injury in the first place, wasn't it than to recover from it after it happened. Yes, that's true for all of us. We get that and we also get the fact that there are signs of what burnout looks like all around us. Here's what I want you to do. Just turn to a neighbor, maybe the same one you just chatted with. Maybe it's the whole table. Talk about what are the signs of burnout that you're seeing in your industry right now, in your work and maybe outside of that space as well. Even personally, what does burnout look like? Spend a couple of seconds discussing it. Let's bring it back in.