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The Invisible Tax of Career Identity Traps
We often think of burnout as the result of working too hard, but a quieter crisis is taking hold in modern offices: the career identity trap. This episode explores how professionals become emotionally fused with their job titles, making it impossible to disconnect or recover even when they want to. We look at specific data on how self-worth tied to work performance leads to chronic stress and slower cognitive recovery after hours. Featuring insights from organizational psychology research on 'role engulfment' and practical strategies for building a multi-faceted identity that…
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