Burnout - a state of physical and emotional exhaustion often followed by apathy and illness - is ubiquitous across industries. Physicians, businesspeople, artists, teachers, and athletes all have high rates of burnout. As a matter of fact, most studies show that between 40 and 50 percent of people are experiencing burnout at any given time. This is cause for great concern. Research shows that burnout and underperformance go hand-in-hand. Physical (e.g., speed, strength), cognitive (e.g., alertness, focus, creativity), and emotional (e.g., patience, resilience) ability all decline. And this is to say nothing of individual human suffering and lost potential that accompanies burnout.
Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Network with Decision-Makers on the Exclusive TradeBriefs Group for Entrepreneurs | Only $2 per month
How We Drank Through A Pandemic Many will remember 2020 as the year we rediscovered jigsaw puzzles, streamed a ton of movies, traded in hard pants for yoga pants (or for some, no pants), and maybe got too big for those britches anyway with all the sourdough bread we baked and ate.
Xiaomi's first foldable phone has a shape-shifting 'liquid lens' camera Xiaomi unveiled its first foldable phone, the Mi Mix Fold, which follows the same inward-folding form factor as Huawei's Mate X2 and Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2. What makes this device stand out, though, is the "liquid lens" on one of its rear cameras.
In Empty Amsterdam, Reconsidering Tourism Before Covid-19, the city was packed with visitors. Now efforts to rein in the expected post-pandemic crowds are ramping up, but not without controversy.
Who Can Visit Scandinavia In April 2021? The latest Covid-19 situation in Scandinavia. Here are the travel rules currently in place for Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Have we got minimalism all wrong? 'Less is more' is a familiar refrain recently – in fact it's an idea that goes back 2,500 years. Beverley D'Silva explores outer order, inner calm – and why simplicity makes us happy.
No comments:
Post a Comment