If you're coming to this article unsure of whether or not you're experiencing actual burnout, I suggest starting with The 7 Red Flags That You Might Be Burned Out. If you've already read that article, then you are now familiar with The First Law of Holes:

“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”

Whether or not you're stuck at the bottom of a hole you dug for yourself or if someone helped you get there is now irrelevant. The reality is you can't get out by yourself. And furthermore if you simply accept that where you are stuck is just your new "normal," we're all inevitably headed towards believing that Severance is our only option to escape our jobs because what we're all experiencing right now is as far from normal as you can get.

Below I have provided seven simple and practical steps to help you overcome burnout and slowly climb out of the hole, but before diving right into the steps I think it's important to understand what I believe to be the root cause of burnout. Without awareness of why we're all burned out in the first place, we are doomed to repeat the cycle.

 

The Most Dangerous Word That Leads to Burnout

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