I’ve been working with a large number of people who are very often exhausted, not just from sleep problems but from their daily activities. A lot of us are drained by being around other people, doing video meetings, going out in public, etc., so we start to avoid those activities to preserve our energy. Setting boundaries and giving ourselves space to rest is an important thing to do. But over time, too many of these self-restrictions can leave us unable to interact with people and increase our isolation and loneliness, which only drains us more. Here’s an email from a reader the other day: “As a person struggling with burnout symptoms, I find it hard to resonate with the idea of antifragility and pushing your boundaries. “That because the first step towards moving away from burnout symptoms is acknowledging your boundaries and NOT crossing over them to depletion. “However, I …
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta