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How Unprocessed Emotions Drive Career Burnout Faster Than Overwork
Lucas and Luna explore a hidden driver of career burnout: unprocessed emotions like frustration, guilt, and resentment that accumulate when we suppress them at work. Drawing on a 2025 study from the University of Zurich showing that emotional suppression increases cortisol by 34% over an eight-hour shift, they discuss why 'powering through' feelings actually drains more energy than the work itself. They share a concrete technique called 'micro-processing' — taking 90 seconds to label and sit with an emotion after a tense meeting — and walk through a real example from a…
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