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Burnout Recovery: Rebuilding Energy Without Quitting Your Job

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Discover evidence-based strategies to overcome burnout through physiological techniques, mindset shifts, and systemic changes. Drawing from research by Christina Maslach, Andrew Huberman, and Emily Nagoski, this episode reveals how to recognize burnout signals and implement a practical 14-day reset plan that restores energy and meaning.

Burnout Recovery: Rebuilding Energy Without Quitting Your Job
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
link
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69795891-deep-work
Workers are stuck in an 'infinite workday'
link
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/20/workers-are-stuck-in-infinite-workday-according-to-microsoft-report.html
The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with Their Jobs
link
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60323990
The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care)
link
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_nagoski_and_amelia_nagoski_the_cure_for_burnout_hint_it_isn_t_self_care
Will AI Fix Work? (Work Trend Index)
link
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/will-ai-fix-work/
Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal
link
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/publications/867/867953.html
Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
link
https://www.befreed.ai/book/peak-performance-by-brad-stulberg
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
link
https://www.befreed.ai/book/dopamine-nation-by-anna-lembke
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
link
https://www.tapesearch.com/episode/7-early-signs-of-burnout-and-10-simple-practical-tools-to-help-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee-329/LkUpV2H4Qz6XqqTzJHDRH3
Non‑Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) – Practice hub
link
https://www.hubermanlab.com/nsdr
Employee Burnout: The Biggest Myth
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https://www.gallup.com/workplace/288539/employee-burnout-biggest-myth.aspx/
How to stop languishing and start finding flow
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https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_how_to_stop_languishing_and_start_finding_flow/transcript
Modern Wisdom
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https://modernwisdom.libsyn.com/377-brad-stulberg
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
link
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36303871.Why_We_Sleep
The Job Demands–Resources Model of Burnout
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https://www.ovid.com/journals/japsy/abstract/00004565-200106000-00012~the-job-demandsresources-model-of-burnout
Systematic review of the association between physical activity and burnout
link
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28993574/
Rethinking stress: The role of mindsets in determining the stress response
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23437923/
The Recovery Experience Questionnaire
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6201016_The_Recovery_Experience_Questionnaire_Development_and_Validation_of_a_Measure_for_Assessing_Recuperation_and_Unwinding_From_Work
Huberman Lab
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https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/controlling-your-dopamine-for-motivation-focus-and-satisfaction
Modern Wisdom
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https://podme.com/no/episode/765104
What Is Non‑Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR)?
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https://www.sleepfoundation.org/meditation-for-sleep/what-is-non-sleep-deep-rest
Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review
link
https://karger.com/pps/article/90/1/11/294736/Allostatic-Load-and-Its-Impact-on-Health-A/
How to make stress your friend
link
https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18070731-essentialism
Burn-out an 'occupational phenomenon' (ICD‑11)
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https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/frequently-asked-questions/burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon
Modern Wisdom
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https://www.podcastworld.io/episodes/764-cal-newport-the-delicate-art-of-mastering-work-life-bala-jlwzj6uf
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
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https://www.befreed.ai/book/indistractable-by-nir-eyal
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
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https://www.befreed.ai/book/burnout-by-emily-nagoski
"Give me a break!" A systematic review and meta‑analysis on the efficacy of micro‑breaks
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272460
Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
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https://www.befreed.ai/book/rest-by-alex-soojungkim-pang
Huberman Lab
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https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/tools-for-managing-stress-and-anxiety
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