Burnout

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June 09, 2018

Weekends aren’t recharging you much anymore? You’ve got a lot of company. Across professions, half of Americans surveyed say they’re exhausted from work. More and more of us feel scrambled, tired and drained. Are we facing daily lives more prone to burnout? And what can we do about it?

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Airdates
November 18, 2017
June 09, 2018
February 16, 2019
Guests: 
Emma Seppala
Science Director, Stanford University Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
Author and Comparative Literature Scholar
Last modified: 
February 15, 2019