- Burnout is gap between input and expected output, and expectation increases our potential for burnout - if we are always on, when we go back to a task at hand we never fully rest and are still exhausted - working hard at work then doom scrolling for the rest of the day is mini burnout every day [[Burnout is not about how much you do but how much you feel]] ## Progression - First you lose empathy since you're in survival mode - Emotional numbness within yourself, first part of dissociation - Need to cut off fat, dismiss emotions that do not matter - Hate is mini trauma ## Types ### Overexertion burnout ![[Feel-Good Productivity#^jwurti]] ![[Feel-Good Productivity#^hyvluo]] [[Prioritization]] ### Depletion burnout ![[Feel-Good Productivity#^olulac]] ### Misalignment burnout ![[Feel-Good Productivity#^s378ez]] ## Effects - [[Hedonism]] - ![[The Burnout Society#^8nhydg]] - Reminds me of how people who involuntarily doom-scroll at the end of the day are experiencing daily micro-burnout because they are exhausted from the day - From Horse's video on how productivity is slowly killing you - [[Depression]] - ![[The Burnout Society#^9v1it9]] - The values of an [[Achievement Society]] requires us to pursue [[Growth]] at a heightened rate that causes [[Auto-exploitation]] and its related consequences. When we were asked to do less, we didn't have this opportunity since we got to [[Work at a natural pace]] - Economic factors are in relation to [[Late Stage Capitalism]] where we are forced to overwork ourselves to survive, as the whole world is modelled off of this growth model