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How Career Pivots Create Identity-Based Burnout
Lucas and Luna explore why changing careers can be more exhausting than staying put, even when you're escaping a bad job. They dig into identity-based burnout — the psychological friction between who you were and who you're becoming — with concrete examples from a software engineer who pivoted to nursing and a marketer who became a carpenter. They discuss the concept of 'identity threat' from social psychology research, the recovery rituals that help bridge the gap, and why your brain treats a career pivot like a minor identity crisis. This isn't about whether to…
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