Feeling tired all the time, a bit detached, or like you’re running on empty?

In this episode, we take a deeper look at burnout, from its emotional weight to its academic roots. Marcus and Charlie discuss personal experiences with burnout and weave in leading psychological theories, including Maslach’s Burnout Inventory and the WHO’s classification of burnout as an occupational phenomenon.

We break down what burnout actually is, how it shows up in real life, why it’s different from stress, and what helps when you're in the thick of it. We also reflect on recent studies exploring burnout in younger adults and how modern working culture contributes to the rise in chronic exhaustion.

Whether you’re feeling the edge of burnout or just curious about how it works, this episode blends insight, honesty and psychology, with a few laughs in between.

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📚 References cited in this episode:

• Maslach, C., & Jackson, S. E. (1981). MBI: Maslach burnout inventory. manual. Palo Alto, CA: University of California, Consulting Psychologists Press.


• World Health Organization (2019). Burn-out an "occupational phenomenon". [ICD-11 classification] https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases


• Schaufeli, W. B., Leiter, M. P., & Maslach, C. (2009). Burnout: 35 years of research and practice. Career Development International, 14(3), 204–220. https://doi.org/10.1108/13620430910966406


• Han, R., Xu, J., Ge, Y., & Qin, Y. (2020). The impact of social media use on job burnout: The role of Social Comparison. Frontiers in Public Health, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.588097


• Salvagioni, D. a. J., Melanda, F. N., Mesas, A. E., González, A. D., Gabani, F. L., & De Andrade, S. M. (2017). Physical, psychological and occupational consequences of job burnout: A systematic review of prospective studies. PLoS ONE, 12(10), e0185781. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185781


• https://integrishealth.org/resources/on-your-health/2021/november/what-are-the-5-stages-of-burnout

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