Avoiding Burnout Books | Summaries & Audio

The Cure for Burnout

by Emily Ballesteros • 2024

Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.

4.07

2k+

🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧘 Stress Management 🚧 Boundary Setting ⏰ Time Management

The Cure for Burnout 93%

Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.

by Emily Ballesteros 2024

4.07

2k+ ratings

🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧘 Stress Management 🚧 Boundary Setting ⏰ Time Management

Effortless

by Greg McKeown • 2021

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

4.04

15k+

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Effortless 92%

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

by Greg McKeown 2021

4.04

15k+ ratings

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress

by Rita Emmett • 2008

Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.

3.46

293

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress 92%

Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.

by Rita Emmett 2008

3.46

293 ratings

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

Laziness Does Not Exist

by Devon Price • 2021

Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.

3.90

11k+

🔥 Overwork Culture 🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest Advocacy 💗 Self-Compassion

Laziness Does Not Exist 91%

Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.

by Devon Price 2021

3.90

11k+ ratings

🔥 Overwork Culture 🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest Advocacy 💗 Self-Compassion

Pace Yourself

by Amy Arthur • 2024

Time management assumes a full tank. A system that works with the energy you actually have.

3.69

179

⚡ Energy Management 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🛌 Rest And Recovery 😶 Emotional Labor 🐢 Pacing Techniques

Pace Yourself 91%

Time management assumes a full tank. A system that works with the energy you actually have.

by Amy Arthur 2024

3.69

179 ratings

⚡ Energy Management 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🛌 Rest And Recovery 😶 Emotional Labor 🐢 Pacing Techniques

Win at Work and Succeed at Life

by Michael Hyatt • 2021

Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.

4.03

700

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Leadership Culture 😴 Rest And Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle 🧯 Workplace Burnout

Win at Work and Succeed at Life 91%

Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.

by Michael Hyatt 2021

4.03

700 ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Leadership Culture 😴 Rest And Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle 🧯 Workplace Burnout

How to Not Always Be Working

by Cody Cook-Parrott • 2018

Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.

3.31

2k+

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎨 Creative Self-Help 🚧 Work-Life Boundaries 📱 Phone Addiction 💗 Self-Compassion

How to Not Always Be Working 91%

Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.

by Cody Cook-Parrott 2018

3.31

2k+ ratings

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎨 Creative Self-Help 🚧 Work-Life Boundaries 📱 Phone Addiction 💗 Self-Compassion

Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries

by James Patterson

Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.

4.34

245

🧹 Minimalist Productivity 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚠️ Toxic Productivity

Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries Summary

Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries 91%

Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.

by James Patterson

4.34

245 ratings

🧹 Minimalist Productivity 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚠️ Toxic Productivity

Cheers to Monday

by Amy Leneker • 2026

Seven types of stress are draining your life. The simple sorting tool that stops them.

4.03

😣 Workplace Stress 🛡️ Burnout Prevention ⏰ Time Management 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Psychological Safety

Cheers to Monday 91%

Seven types of stress are draining your life. The simple sorting tool that stops them.

by Amy Leneker 2026

4.03

31 ratings

😣 Workplace Stress 🛡️ Burnout Prevention ⏰ Time Management 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Psychological Safety

The Passion Paradox

by Brad Stulberg • 2019

When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.

4.01

2k+

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🏔️ High Performance 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Healthy Ambition 🔄 Work-Life Integration

The Passion Paradox 91%

When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.

by Brad Stulberg 2019

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🏔️ High Performance 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Healthy Ambition 🔄 Work-Life Integration

The Joy of Doing Nothing

by Rachel Jonat • 2017

Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.

2.80

367

🐢 Slow Living 🌱 Simple Living 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🛌 Intentional Rest 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Joy of Doing Nothing 91%

Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.

by Rachel Jonat 2017

2.80

367 ratings

🐢 Slow Living 🌱 Simple Living 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🛌 Intentional Rest 🚧 Boundary Setting

Burnout to Breakthrough

by Eileen McDargh • 2020

Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.

3.26

284

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧱 Resilience Building 🔋 Energy Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 😂 Play And Humor

Burnout to Breakthrough 90%

Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.

by Eileen McDargh 2020

3.26

284 ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧱 Resilience Building 🔋 Energy Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 😂 Play And Humor

The Power of Full Engagement

by Jim Loehr • 2003

Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.

3.98

16k+

🪫 Energy Management 🧠 Performance Psychology 🌊 Stress Recovery Cycles ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔄 Habit Formation

The Power of Full Engagement 90%

Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.

by Jim Loehr 2003

3.98

16k+ ratings

🪫 Energy Management 🧠 Performance Psychology 🌊 Stress Recovery Cycles ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔄 Habit Formation

Just Enough

by Laura Nash • 2004

Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.

3.54

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🌟 Holistic Success 🏆 Sustainable Achievement 🛡️ Burnout Prevention ☺️ Life Satisfaction

Just Enough 90%

Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.

by Laura Nash 2004

3.54

74 ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🌟 Holistic Success 🏆 Sustainable Achievement 🛡️ Burnout Prevention ☺️ Life Satisfaction

The Way We're Working Isn't Working

by Tony Schwartz • 2007

The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.

3.98

3k+

🪫 Energy Management 🔥 Corporate Burnout ⛰️ Peak Performance 🎯 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking

The Way We're Working Isn't Working Summary

The Way We're Working Isn't Working 90%

The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.

by Tony Schwartz 2007

3.98

3k+ ratings

🪫 Energy Management 🔥 Corporate Burnout ⛰️ Peak Performance 🎯 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace

by Gill Hasson • 2020

Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.

3.61

170

🌱 Workplace Wellbeing 🧠 Employee Mental Health ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 💆 Self-Care Strategies 🩺 Occupational Health

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Summary

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace 90%

Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.

by Gill Hasson 2020

3.61

170 ratings

🌱 Workplace Wellbeing 🧠 Employee Mental Health ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 💆 Self-Care Strategies 🩺 Occupational Health

Do Nothing

by Celeste Headlee • 2020

Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.

3.85

11k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📉 Productivity Critique 📜 History Of Work 🏖️ Leisure Advocacy

Do Nothing 90%

Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.

by Celeste Headlee 2020

3.85

11k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📉 Productivity Critique 📜 History Of Work 🏖️ Leisure Advocacy

Burnout

by Emily Nagoski • 2019

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

3.92

66k+

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

Burnout 90%

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

by Emily Nagoski 2019

3.92

66k+ ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

The Practice of Groundedness

by Brad Stulberg • 2021

Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.

4.11

4k+

🧘 Anti-Hustle 🔄 Process Over Outcome 🏔️ Peak Performance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧭 Values Alignment

The Practice of Groundedness 90%

Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.

by Brad Stulberg 2021

4.11

4k+ ratings

🧘 Anti-Hustle 🔄 Process Over Outcome 🏔️ Peak Performance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧭 Values Alignment

Sacred Rest

by Saundra Dalton-Smith • 2017

Tired but sleeping enough? Six other rest deficits drain you. Diagnose yours.

3.87

2k+

🛌 Rest Practices 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Holistic Health 🕊️ Sabbath And Rest ⚡ Energy Management

Sacred Rest 90%

Tired but sleeping enough? Six other rest deficits drain you. Diagnose yours.

by Saundra Dalton-Smith 2017

3.87

2k+ ratings

🛌 Rest Practices 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Holistic Health 🕊️ Sabbath And Rest ⚡ Energy Management

Thrive

by Arianna Huffington • 2014

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

3.69

19k+

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Thrive 90%

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

by Arianna Huffington 2014

3.69

19k+ ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

How to Calm Your Mind

by Chris Bailey • 2022

Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.

3.81

2k+

🔥 Burnout Recovery 📱 Digital Detox 🧠 Dopamine Science ⏳ Productivity Critique 😰 Chronic Stress

How to Calm Your Mind 90%

Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.

by Chris Bailey 2022

3.81

2k+ ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 📱 Digital Detox 🧠 Dopamine Science ⏳ Productivity Critique 😰 Chronic Stress

Peak Performance

by Brad Stulberg • 2017

Push hard, recover harder. The growth cycle that beats burnout and builds lasting peak performance.

4.17

9k+

🧠 Performance Psychology 🏔️ High Performance 🔥 Burnout Prevention 🔄 Stress-Recovery 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Peak Performance 90%

Push hard, recover harder. The growth cycle that beats burnout and builds lasting peak performance.

by Brad Stulberg 2017

4.17

9k+ ratings

🧠 Performance Psychology 🏔️ High Performance 🔥 Burnout Prevention 🔄 Stress-Recovery 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Real Self-Care

by Pooja Lakshmin • 2023

Bubble baths won't cure burnout. The four internal practices that reclaim your time and energy.

3.92

7k+

🧘 Wellness Culture 🥀 Women's Burnout 🚧 Boundary Setting 💗 Self-Compassion 🧭 Values-Based Living

Real Self-Care 90%

Bubble baths won't cure burnout. The four internal practices that reclaim your time and energy.

by Pooja Lakshmin 2023

3.92

7k+ ratings

🧘 Wellness Culture 🥀 Women's Burnout 🚧 Boundary Setting 💗 Self-Compassion 🧭 Values-Based Living

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition

by Anne Wilson Schaef • 1990

Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.

4.10

765

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Overwork Recovery 📖 Daily Reflections 🏆 Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition Summary

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition 90%

Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.

by Anne Wilson Schaef 1990

4.10

765 ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Overwork Recovery 📖 Daily Reflections 🏆 Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Good Enough Job

by Simone Stolzoff • 2023

Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.

4.12

9k+

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Redefining Success 🪪 Professional Identity

The Good Enough Job 90%

Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.

by Simone Stolzoff 2023

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Redefining Success 🪪 Professional Identity

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work

by Richard Carlson • 1998

Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.

3.86

2k+

🏢 Workplace Stress ⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Attitude

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work 90%

Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.

by Richard Carlson 1998

3.86

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Stress ⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Attitude

The Joy of Missing Out

by Tanya Dalton • 2019

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

3.79

3k+

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Priority Setting

The Joy of Missing Out 90%

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

by Tanya Dalton 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Priority Setting

The Relaxed Author

by Joanna Penn • 2021

Publish on your own terms: protect your health, say no, and build a writing career that lasts.

4.41

170

📝 Author Careers 📚 Self-Publishing Business ✋ Anti-Hustle Culture 🐢 Slow Writing 🌱 Sustainable Creativity

The Relaxed Author 90%

Publish on your own terms: protect your health, say no, and build a writing career that lasts.

by Joanna Penn 2021

4.41

170 ratings

📝 Author Careers 📚 Self-Publishing Business ✋ Anti-Hustle Culture 🐢 Slow Writing 🌱 Sustainable Creativity

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

by Maartje Willems • 2021

Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.

3.18

2k+

🐌 Slow Living 🧘 Doing Nothing 🛑 Anti-Hustle 👁️ Attention Economy 🥱 Boredom Benefits

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing 90%

Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.

by Maartje Willems 2021

3.18

2k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Living 🧘 Doing Nothing 🛑 Anti-Hustle 👁️ Attention Economy 🥱 Boredom Benefits

Leading on Empty

by Wayne Cordeiro • 2009

Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.

4.23

2k+

🏥 Pastoral Burnout 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🌿 Burnout Recovery 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⚡ Energy Management

Leading on Empty 90%

Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.

by Wayne Cordeiro 2009

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏥 Pastoral Burnout 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🌿 Burnout Recovery 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⚡ Energy Management

The Art of Going SLOW

by Damon Zahariades • 2024

Hustle culture sold you a lie: slowing down is the productivity upgrade you actually need.

4.02

198

🧘 Slow Living ⏳ Time Management 📵 Digital Minimalism 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🚫 Anti-Hustle Culture

The Art of Going SLOW 90%

Hustle culture sold you a lie: slowing down is the productivity upgrade you actually need.

by Damon Zahariades 2024

4.02

198 ratings

🧘 Slow Living ⏳ Time Management 📵 Digital Minimalism 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🚫 Anti-Hustle Culture

Working Hard, Hardly Working

by Grace Beverley • 2021

Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.

3.49

4k+

🏃 Hustle Culture Critique ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🔋 Digital-Age Burnout 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Deep Work

Working Hard, Hardly Working 90%

Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.

by Grace Beverley 2021

3.49

4k+ ratings

🏃 Hustle Culture Critique ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🔋 Digital-Age Burnout 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Deep Work

The Microstress Effect

by Rob Cross • 2023

The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.

3.38

473

🏢 Workplace Stress 🧘 Stress Management 🎯 High Performance 😷 Emotional Contagion 🔥 Burnout Prevention

The Microstress Effect 90%

The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.

by Rob Cross 2023

3.38

473 ratings

🏢 Workplace Stress 🧘 Stress Management 🎯 High Performance 😷 Emotional Contagion 🔥 Burnout Prevention

Slow Productivity

by Cal Newport • 2024

Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.

3.67

26k+

🖥️ Knowledge Work ✂️ Doing Less 🌱 Sustainable Productivity 🐢 Slow Living 💎 Quality Over Quantity

Slow Productivity 90%

Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.

by Cal Newport 2024

3.67

26k+ ratings

🖥️ Knowledge Work ✂️ Doing Less 🌱 Sustainable Productivity 🐢 Slow Living 💎 Quality Over Quantity

Survival Skills for Freelancers

by Sarah Townsend • 2020

A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.

4.27

149

💼 Freelancing 💰 Freelance Finance 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎭 Imposter Syndrome ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Survival Skills for Freelancers 90%

A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.

by Sarah Townsend 2020

4.27

149 ratings

💼 Freelancing 💰 Freelance Finance 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎭 Imposter Syndrome ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Twelve Monotasks

by Thatcher Wine • 2021

Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.

3.31

686

🧠 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking 📱 Digital Distraction 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🐌 Slow Movement

The Twelve Monotasks 90%

Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.

by Thatcher Wine 2021

3.31

686 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking 📱 Digital Distraction 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🐌 Slow Movement

The 5 Choices

by Kory Kogon • 2011

Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.

3.88

1k+

⏰ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🏢 Corporate Productivity

The 5 Choices 90%

Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.

by Kory Kogon 2011

3.88

1k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🏢 Corporate Productivity

The End of Burnout

by Jonathan Malesic • 2022

Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.

3.73

587

📊 Sociology Of Work 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Workplace Culture ✊ Anti-Work Critique 📉 Labor Economics

The End of Burnout 90%

Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.

by Jonathan Malesic 2022

3.73

587 ratings

📊 Sociology Of Work 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Workplace Culture ✊ Anti-Work Critique 📉 Labor Economics

Niksen

by Olga Mecking • 2020

Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.

3.11

2k+

🦥 Slow Living 🛋️ Deliberate Rest 🇳🇱 Dutch Culture 🌿 Wellness Traditions 💭 Mind Wandering

Niksen 90%

Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.

by Olga Mecking 2020

3.11

2k+ ratings

🦥 Slow Living 🛋️ Deliberate Rest 🇳🇱 Dutch Culture 🌿 Wellness Traditions 💭 Mind Wandering

Margin

by Richard A. Swenson • 1992

Your exhaustion isn't a personal failing: it's a design problem. Restore the buffers you've lost.

3.92

3k+

✝️ Christian Living 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧹 Simplicity ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Margin 90%

Your exhaustion isn't a personal failing: it's a design problem. Restore the buffers you've lost.

by Richard A. Swenson 1992

3.92

3k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧹 Simplicity ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Burnout Immunity

by Kandi Wiens • 2024

Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.

3.80

313

😰 Workplace Stress 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌊 Stress Management ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment

Burnout Immunity 90%

Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.

by Kandi Wiens 2024

3.80

313 ratings

😰 Workplace Stress 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌊 Stress Management ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment

Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person

by Barrie Jaeger • 2004

Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.

3.76

414

🧠 Highly Sensitive Person 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🪫 Burnout Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🥋 Conflict Resolution

Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary

Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person 90%

Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.

by Barrie Jaeger 2004

3.76

414 ratings

🧠 Highly Sensitive Person 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🪫 Burnout Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🥋 Conflict Resolution

The Leader Assistant

by Jeremy Burrows • 2020

How the best assistants stop reacting, earn strategic roles, and negotiate the salary they deserve.

4.14

660

🗂️ Executive Assistantship ⏳ Time Management 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🤝 Professional Networking 📢 Self-Advocacy

The Leader Assistant 90%

How the best assistants stop reacting, earn strategic roles, and negotiate the salary they deserve.

by Jeremy Burrows 2020

4.14

660 ratings

🗂️ Executive Assistantship ⏳ Time Management 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🤝 Professional Networking 📢 Self-Advocacy

Time Traps

by Todd Duncan • 2005

Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.

3.68

146

🗂️ Task Management 📈 Sales Productivity 🛑 Boundary Setting 🤝 Delegation Skills 📱 Technology Distraction

Time Traps 90%

Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.

by Todd Duncan 2005

3.68

146 ratings

🗂️ Task Management 📈 Sales Productivity 🛑 Boundary Setting 🤝 Delegation Skills 📱 Technology Distraction

How to Relax

by Laura Milne • 2019

Turn relaxation into a reflex: practical techniques for calming your mind, body, home, and day.

3.99

124

🧘 Stress Management 🌿 Relaxation Techniques 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 📅 Daily Habits 🔗 Mind-Body Connection

How to Relax 89%

Turn relaxation into a reflex: practical techniques for calming your mind, body, home, and day.

by Laura Milne 2019

3.99

124 ratings

🧘 Stress Management 🌿 Relaxation Techniques 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 📅 Daily Habits 🔗 Mind-Body Connection

Mindful Medicine

by Jan Chozen Bays • 2022

Healing from burnout fits between patients. Forty practices to restore purpose, no time added.

4.15

🩺 Burnout Recovery 💙 Compassion Fatigue 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🤲 Self-Compassion 🔄 Micro-Habits

Mindful Medicine 89%

Healing from burnout fits between patients. Forty practices to restore purpose, no time added.

by Jan Chozen Bays 2022

4.15

40 ratings

🩺 Burnout Recovery 💙 Compassion Fatigue 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🤲 Self-Compassion 🔄 Micro-Habits

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

by Jason Fried • 2018

Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.

4.01

14k+

🏢 Company Culture 🌱 Sustainable Business 🔍 Attention Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle 🤝 Meeting Culture

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work Summary

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work 89%

Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.

by Jason Fried 2018

4.01

14k+ ratings

🏢 Company Culture 🌱 Sustainable Business 🔍 Attention Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle 🤝 Meeting Culture

Feel-Good Productivity

by Ali Abdaal • 2023

Stop grinding. Science says enjoyment, play, and rest fuel productivity more than discipline.

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