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How Social Comparison Fuels Career Burnout and What to Do
In this episode of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how social comparison—constantly measuring yourself against colleagues' career wins—drives a specific kind of exhaustion that feels different from overwork. They unpack the 'compare and despair' cycle using a 2023 study from the Journal of Applied Psychology that found employees who passively browsed LinkedIn for 15 minutes a day reported 22% higher emotional exhaustion after three months. The hosts discuss why comparison burnout hits hardest in high-achievement environments, how it triggers rumination and imposter…
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