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How Burnout Makes You Fear Your Own Email Inbox
In episode 173 of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how chronic exhaustion reshapes your relationship with your inbox — from the dread of the red badge to the compulsive checking that never ends. They dig into the psychology of notification anxiety, the role of email as an open loop that keeps your brain in a state of low-grade stress, and practical strategies like timeboxing, batch processing, and the two-minute rule. They reference studies on attention residue and the cost of task-switching, and share a concrete example of an executive who reclaimed her mornings by moving email to…
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