04/07/2025

Boreout at the Bottom, Burnout at the Top

The World Health Organization tells us that burnout is a workplace phenomenon, but the reality is far more serious.

Many people are confusing tiredness, and exhaustion, even needing a holiday, as Burnout, and yet, it's more of a nervous system shutdown.

Using a simple stress scale, I'll explain Boreout at one end of the scale, and Burnout as what happens when we fall off the edge.

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