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Growth Spurt: Burnout Recovery Starts With Awe · The Growth Project

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  Hello, everyone. Anthony. Libra here on the Growth Project specifically, this episode is going to be a growth spurt. Bite sized action you can take and plug in immediately into your day to day. Today we're talking about a pretty heavy topic talking about burnout. And when we talk about burnout, it isn't this idea of just being tired. It's physical fatigue, but it's also mental fatigue where we find ourselves in a bit of a mental fog and brain fog, so to speak, where it's difficult to think and critically think in a way that's effective.
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  It's also this idea that we, when we do the things that we do, when we achieve goals, there's a reduced sense of accomplishment that also goes right along with that. And we find ourselves detaching from the work itself. We find ourselves almost personalizing who we are from the work that we do, and it creates quite a gap there, and it takes even more energy to get what we need done in an everyday basis.
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  And it leaves us feeling drained. It leaves us feeling frustrated. It can ultimately lead us to feel disconnected as well. And we see just how burnout manifests in this way, where we move from task to task without pause. There is no gap from task to pass, from meeting to meeting, from project to project. It is a very go, go go pace, and it's a constant focus on the endless To-Do list.
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  And we almost find ourselves being tunnel visioned in terms of what our responsibilities are and how we're going to make headway on that endless To-Do list. And we see it as rumination. We see it as dwelling. We see it as this feeling that no matter what I do, I'm never going to catch up. I'm never going to be ahead of the eight ball, so to speak.
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  And it's all grind, no perspective. So when we talk about, okay, well, how do I recover from burnout, the answer is there. The answer is in that recovery. The answer is the inability to effectively detach from whatever is burning you out. And seeing a broader perspective and true recovery requires expanding beyond that. Just work. It requires expanding and detaching from what's burning you out.
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  And there's some recent evidence that suggests if we can experience all spelled out as a we, that can help serve as a very effective buffer to burnout. Again, all you can think about this is a sense of wonder, a sense of amazement as well. So if burnout has you narrowing your world or helps to expand it, it helps to bring some much needed perspective.
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  And when we talk about disrupting the repetitive cycle, having that sense of wonder, having that sense of amazement breaks us out of the the routine. It breaks us out of the monotony that often occurs when we're feeling burnt out, when we're feeling like, what's the purpose of all this? What does all this even mean? So when we talk about or and its benefits, it gives the mind and body some space to recover.
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  It gives the mind and body some space to say, okay, I can now see the bigger picture here. So when we talk about, oh, it doesn't have to be this grandiose, time consuming, almost outlandish getaway, it's personal. It's whatever is going to provide you wonder that sense of amazement as well. So some examples of all could be some time in nature.
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  Maybe it's a hike, maybe it's going to see the sunset, maybe it's just finding some time in an open space where there's a nice walking path, some nice trees, some greenery. Taking in a breath of fresh air. Could also be art. Could be going to a concert, some music, some kind of creative expression where you get that sense of wonder.
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  You get that sense of amazement as well. Maybe it's watching sports, obviously hear us here at plus we have, quite the liking to sports, an appreciation for excellence in what these athletes and performers are able to do and accomplish. And that can be on juicing as well. Now, it isn't necessarily the scale that matters. What matters is the impact.
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  What matters is on an emotional level, you're able to detach. You're able to see the bigger picture. You're able to find something that inspires you and gets you out of the monotony and gets you out of the rut, so to speak, and puts fuel back in the tank where burnout left you running on reserves. This is quite intentional, and what matters is it moves you, not that it moves anyone else.
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  So next time we'll see you on the growth spurt and growth project. Take care.