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How to Beat the Burnout Phase
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by Amber Boedigheimer
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Burnout refers to a syndrome caused by work stress that has not been managed well. If you have ever experienced fatigue, increased mental distance from your job, feelings of negativism related to your job, and/or reduced professional worth, then you have most likely experienced a burnout phase, according to the World Health Organization.
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Overcoming Burnout at Work
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by Marianne Kay
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I am easily excited and easily bored. I can achieve extraordinary results when working on something I'm passionate about. However, the intensity of effort that I put into it wears me out, so my success is inevitably followed by a period of feeling deflated, tired, and lost. Of course, there's nothing inherently wrong with having good days and bad days and for productivity to fluctuate. The problem is, in corporate jobs, this pattern is rather inconvenient, because companies have their own highs and lows—and they are not always in sync with mine.
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Session Highlights From the 2023 U.S. Book Show
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by Brandi Scardilli
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The third U.S. Book Show, hosted by Publishers Weekly, was a hybrid 4-day event celebrating the role of libraries in spreading the love of reading—and stoking that passion for books with a parade of intriguing upcoming titles in various genres. I attended the virtual sessions from May 22 to 25, which were a mix of prerecorded videos and live streams of the in-person conference.
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