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Are you feeling burnt out? How would you even know? Here are some common signs:
- Emotional exhaustion
- A depletion of empathy, caring, and compassion
- A decreased sense of accomplishment
One of the common causes of burnout is performing work that doesn’t matter. Repetitive, menial tasks that eat up your time but don’t offer any fulfillment. Things like filling out forms, typing the same code blocks over and over, and sending responses to common customer problems that are the junk food of work: they take up space but leave you feeling empty.
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Getting more sleep or hitting the gym are two other things that can alleviate stress and burnout. Another thing that can help is spending time outside. Let TextExpander handle the dull stuff so you can go enjoy this beautiful springtime weather. Get 20% off using the code TERPSTRA.
And if you can’t get away from your desk today, try this guided mindfulness exercise, which can help you regain your focus and your calm.
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