Burnout vs. Boreout: Which One Is Destroying You?
Burnout asks: “How much more can I take?”
Boreout asks: “Is there anything here worth giving myself to?”We’ve spent years talking about burnout: stress, exhaustion, overwork, impossible deadlines, and the pressure to constantly perform. But there is another, quieter problem hiding on the opposite side of the spectrum: boreout.Boreout describes the experience of being chronically underchallenged, disengaged, unstimulated, and disconnected from meaningful work. And while the term is relatively new, scientific research into job boredom, workplace disengagement, underload, and burnout is…
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