Burnout is a growing problem affecting a substantial portion of the workforce, according to a 2018 Gallup study of nearly 7,500 full-time employees which found that 23% feel burned out at work always or very often, while another 44% sometimes experience burnout [1]. Journalist Elizabeth Svoboda, who has spent years reporting on pacing and burnout, argues that the skill worth building is not how to push harder but how to notice when burnout is approaching and make adjustments before it becomes a crisis. Svoboda contends that society’s prevailing messages about effort fall into two unhealthy camps: one advocating maximum exertion…

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