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The Brain Fog Diaries: Dealing with Burnout in 2020

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Sidra and Zainab wrap up 2020 by talking about what the collective is feeling: burnout. Sidra shares some research about her most recent affliction. We talk about what burnout feels like, causes and systemic issues that spur burnout, and share some ideas on how to do less in 2021. 

On this Episode:

  • Symptoms of Burnout (1:29-6:10)
  • Causes of Burnout (6:10-10:00)
  • Of course it's the system (10:00-16:45)
  • Burnout: pandemic edition (16:45-38:44)
  • How to deal (38:44-end)

    • References:

    • The Ultimate Burnout Cure - Daily Om
    • Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle 
    • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A
    • Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
    • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
    • Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials by Malcolm Harris
    • How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen

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