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A team at Zaragoza University designed a helpful framework to understand the three types of burnout based on how we cope when burning out. Open at source

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Beyond the obvious impact on your mental health, burnout can also sap your creativity. Do not try to push through it. Instead, get support, take a break, and make space for self-reflection.

Burnout has been traditionally defined as a combination of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficiency. When we are burned out, we don’t have the emotional energy to invest ourselves into work, we distance ourselves from colleagues and customers, and we may feel incompetent as a result

1. The frenetic worker. 2. The under-challenged worker. 3. The worn-out worker.

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