Burnout rarely happens because of sheer hard work. Almost always, it happens due to exhaustion – emotional, mental, and physical.
Almost all of us are capable of working hard. In fact, many of us become uncomfortable if we don’t have work to do.
What drains us is a boss who is micromanager or a compulsive fault-finder, or colleagues who play politics or an organization which is unsupportive.
When we are not happy with the people around us, we don’t just physically tire out but also get emotionally drained. And that is hard to recover from.
To stop burnout, take breaks but also find a nourishing atmosphere. No matter how much money you earn, if you are not surrounded by the right people, you can’t be happy.
Being surrounded by good people is the best thing that will ever happen to you.
– Rajan