The Highly Flammable Intern: The True Story of How I Burned Out
This post is an excerpt from Hamza Khan’s upcoming book, The Burnout Gamble: Achieve More by Beating Burnout and Building Resilience.
Category: Burnout
I’m Writing a Book
There’s a fire within me. It’s a project tentatively titled The Burnout Gamble, and it’s about how to beat burnout & achieve more.
My TEDxUTSC Talk
Earlier this year, I gave a talk at TEDxUTSC. Below is the manuscript. Thank you to TEDxUTSC for the opportunity to speak. This experience has compelled me to further examine my relationship with stress. I hope that my team will always hold me accountable to practice what I’ve preached.
Use “Energy Buckets” to Avoid Burnout
Recovery is non-negotiable: you can recover on your own terms or on the terms burnout sets when it inevitably catches up to you. The choice is yours.
The 12 Stages of Burnout
The burnout process has been divided into 12 phases by psychologists Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North.
The Worst Stage of Burnout: “Brownout”
Burnout is temporary, but brownout can have long-term, lasting effects.