Episode 24 - Burnout & Mental Health

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EPISODE OUTLINE

00:00 INTRODUCTION

03:50 MENTAL HEALTH DEFINITIONS

08:25 OUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH

26:51 MOST COMMON CAUSES OF BURNOUT

39:49 SOLUTIONS AND TREATMENT

39:55 THERAPY

1:06:43 HAVE A SENSE OF SELF WORTH OUTSIDE OF WORK

1:21:23 MEDITATION

1:24:15 SETTING BOUNDARIES

1:40:48 LOOK FOR MEANING

1:44:14 FIND THE FUN

1:48:30 MIND BODY CONNECTION

1:53:16 GRATITUDE JOURNAL

1:58:35 TIP JAR

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BURNOUT & MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Podcasts

1. The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos: Burnout and How to Avoid It

2. WorkLife with Adam Grant: Burnout is Everyone’s Problem

3. The Ezra Klein Show: the Case Against Loving Your Job

Books

1. 4000 Weeks Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

2. Designing Your New Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness–and a New Freedom–at Work by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

3. All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive by Rainesford Stauffer

4. 10% Happier: How I Tamed The Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story by Dan Harris

5. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns

6. You are Not a Rock by Mark Freeman

Videos

• Occupational Burnout in Games: Causes, Impact, and Solutions

Websites

• https://www.takethis.org/

Articles

1. There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing

2. Completion to depletion: 5 ways to cope with post-project depression

3. How Achievement Pressure is Crushing Kids and What To Do About It

4. Preventing Burnout: The Demand-Control-Support Model

Apps

1. Headspace

2. Calm

Instagram Accounts to Follow

1. Adam Grant

2. Courtney Carver

Find a Therapist

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com

1. Filter by your insurance

2. https://www.betterhelp.com/

1. Online therapy ranging from $60-$90 per week.