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Jonathan Malesic

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The End of Burnout: Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives

Jonathan Malesic on the history and psychology of burnout and the origins of the high ideals we bring to our dismal jobs

May 6, 2022 • by Jonathan Malesic
I have arrived at the antithesis of the good life I had glimpsed when I was a student. The professor whose life I envied was never pedantic. In class, he sat with us in a circle and nodded his head as we spoke, inviting us to “say more” when we ...
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