In this post, Neelu matches the 15 most common symptoms of burnout with practical advice for how to alleviate them.

Do you feel trapped, hopeless, and unable to see a way out? If so you may be burned out. Here are 15 signs that you need to take action and take a break.

Be yourself! Don’t be fake! It has almost become cliché. Can you really be your ‘Friday night’ self at the Monday morning all-hands? No one wants that. So here’s the secret to being yourself without actually, y’know, being yourself.

Many factors add to the sense of overwhelm and low self efficacy that brings on the burnout. Here’s one way to take back a little power when you are feeling down; deploy your interruption shield!

Have you given your Why much thought since the world turned upside down? If you are still working for your old Why, you could be working for a purpose you no longer believe in, and feeling burned out as a result.

In this post on burnout prevention, I explain how advocating for your own rest time — to yourself and others — can enable you to work hard and achieve your goals without burning out.

In this article I explain how to climb out of the pit of despair a moment of negativity can throw you down, by taking a step back and reminding yourself that the only constant is change.

In the next part of my blog series on burnout-proofing yourself, I discuss your inner critic and imposter syndrome, plus other ways to stand up for yourself to yourself.

In this article from my blog series on using self-advocacy to protect you from burnout, I explain how to tweak your motivation dial to meet your own needs in different situations.

In the first of a blog series on using self-advocacy to protect you from burnout on the road to success, I describe how to stand out from the team and get the credit you deserve.

Burnout is real, and it’s affecting more and more of us as we navigate through uncertainty, upheaval and grief to keep life ‘normal’ in the midst of a pandemic. In this article I share my tips for making the most of the time before bed to relax and answer to no one but you.