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Burnout’s Cure
Emmy Sobieski Emmy Sobieski

Burnout’s Cure

Burnout’s cause isn’t what we think it is. According to Merriam-Webster, burnout is “A state of physical or emotional exhaustion that results from prolonged stress or frustration. It can also be defined as a complete depletion of energy or strength.”

What I told my boss at Farmer’s Insurance, and what you’ll see through the rest of my career in the highest of high stress environments, is that burnout, that feeling of hopelessness, is not caused by overwork or stress. Even at my highest-visibility job, running the #1 fund in the world, I wasn’t burned out.

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