We Are All Burnt Out

The Cut

New York Magazine

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🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

We are all fried. Doctors, teachers, therapists, activists and even white collar workers and podcasts hosts are working longer hours and smashing into a wall of depletion. But what does it mean to be so burnt out, even if you have a job where you just sit in front of a computer all day? What if you’re feeling burnout in a job you’re supposed to love? And is there any way to break free? Host Avery Trufelman sets out for answers, guided by a Japanese novel, a mastermind of self care, and the one and only Esther Perel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.3	could come sooner. Because like many of you, we're in the need of some good
1:20.5	rest. So, we here at The Cut are going to spotlight an episode from a few
1:24.9	months back about burnout. And why exactly we work ourselves to the bone. So take
1:30.0	a break, enjoy the episode, and work smart, not hard. Here's Avery
1:35.6	The Cut. The Cut. The Cut. The Cut. The Cut. The Cut. Results came back
1:45.0	negative, but why am I so tired? That was the sound of me last fall,
1:51.2	cancelling yet another hang out in the park. I just couldn't do it. I could
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