#1159 - Q&A: Any tips for feeling burned out after work?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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We’ve all been there: feeling tired and burned out at our jobs. Today’s caller is exhausted at the end of the day and wants to make a big change, but just ends up watching TV. What can he do?
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| 0:00.0 | Here is something a lot of our listeners have in common. |
| 0:08.3 | That thing is burnout, fatigue, a lack of energy, or motivation at work. |
| 0:13.6 | All these things come at a cost. |
| 0:15.3 | Ultimately I would say a cost to your soul, but listen, if you don't want to get so personal |
| 0:19.1 | just on a practical level, those things are draining energy that could be put to all |
| 0:22.8 | sorts of better uses, especially when it comes to, you know, that side of the soul that |
| 0:26.3 | you need to start. |
| 0:27.5 | That thing that will help you get out of this short-term situation and on into something |
| 0:30.7 | better, whether it's sooner or later, whatever it is, but I realize that sometimes it can |
| 0:35.6 | turn into this chicken or egg thing. |
| 0:37.2 | You're like, I'm in this difficult situation, I'm always tired, I'm always burned out. |
| 0:41.1 | You know, how do I get out of it? |
| 0:42.5 | Oh, I'm too tired to do anything about it, but, you know, I need to get out of it. |
| 0:45.7 | So, you know, what do I do, etc. |
| 0:47.7 | Well today's color is dealing with this problem, and like I said, I know he's not alone. |
| 0:51.5 | So let's dive in. |
| 0:58.5 | Hey Chris, this is Paul from Medford, Oregon, and I've been listening to the show for |
| 1:02.5 | the last year and a half. |
| 1:04.4 | Thanks for the great content and inspiration. |
| 1:07.5 | You see, my job is draining in not in a good way. |
| 1:09.8 | I leave feeling exhausted and not ready for anything except binge watch shows. |
| 1:14.0 | But then I feel bad because I know I'm on never change unless I make it change. |
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