The world is suffering from burnout
The diagnosis suffers from two confusions:
- If everyone suffers from burnout, it's meaningless and just part of life.
- If burnout is a recent problem, then the question is what caused it?
The term 'burnout' got its name in 1973 and by the 1980s, everyone was burned out. One Swiss psychotherapist stated that Moses, mentioned in the Old Testament, was burned out. Research suggests that three out of five workers feel burned out globally, but a recent book claims all Millenials suffer from burnout.
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The press picked up on burnout and filled pages of newspapers and magazines with new categories of burned-out workers, from lists of symptoms to quizzes. Everyone suffered.
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