In this episode, Erik and Brandon bring light to burn-out. Burn-out is the sneaky feeling of exhaustion, frustration, and unhappiness that builds up after long periods of high-production. We talk about the all-important burn-out triggers and how to mitigate the symptoms before they dominate your life.

Show Notes

0:39 React & Riff

1:50 How burn-out can creep up on you and manifest

4:34 Types of burn-out

5:20 Definitions of burn-out

11:04 How lack of autonomy leads to burn-out

13:25 Importance of feedback loops

20:20 Burn-out triggers

24:10 Fairness, boundaries, and burn-out

26:30 Hustle culture

28:24 How we view recovery

33:25 Watching TV isn't recovery

47:55 The fallacy of work-life balance

49:30 Active recovery protocols (box breathing)

55:32 Uplifting socializing

59:45 Key takeaways

1:01:36 Weekly Challenge

1:09:18 Entrepreneurs on the Fly

References

Flow Research Collective

Maslach's 6 burn-out triggers

Alpha waves in zone-out vs. flow

Happiness report

Entrepreneurship decline

Holotropic breathing

Flow Genome Project

Beanie & Blazer

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