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"Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley)

"Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley) on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2016–2019.

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A Berkeley lecture by psychologist Christina Maslach, a leading burnout researcher, on what burnout is and what causes it. It covers common misunderstandings and the job and workplace factors involved.

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HN uses it as the expert primer on burnout that dispels common misconceptions.

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“There is this excellent talk by Maslach, "Understanding Burnout" which dispels most misunderstandings”
— p0nce, Jul 2019, in “Burnout and the Brain (2016)”

What HN commenters said

4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

p0nceJul 2019Strongly recommends

Great article. There is this excellent talk by Maslach, "Understanding Burnout" which dispels most misunderstandings: ▶ this video However, as with most conditions it's unlikely you will have any interest in it until being affected.

in “Burnout and the Brain (2016)” · View on HN

JakeAlJan 2019Recommends

This video is a good primer on burnout by an expert. "Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley) ▶ this video This article is a summary of what's in the above speaker's book Recovering from Burnout [link] I also want to mention the article above has a link to Mind Tools, which is a web site that has a test you can take but I recommend reading their articles on leadership as it helps one understand their place and the direction they need to take as leaders of their own life as well as leaders in the lives of others, which is an interesting perspective in the context of the listed topics.

in “Ask HN: What is the difference between Burnout/Depression/Laziness/Wrong job?” · View on HN

0xmohitNov 2016Cites it

From DOES16 London - Better Faster Cheaper .. How? (slide #29) [0] [1]: Recipe for burnout is inverse of recipe for success Word Overload: Job demands exceed human limits. Lack of control: Inability to influence decisions that affect your job. ... Also: Understanding Burnout [2]. [0] [link] [1] [link] [2] ▶ this video

in “The psychology of stress and burnout” · View on HN

0xmohitJul 2016Cites it

Recipe for burnout is inverse of recipe for success: [link] Understanding Burnout [0] by Christina Maslach [1]. [0] ▶ this video [1] [link]

in “How Exhaustion Became a Status Symbol” · View on HN

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Mental health & neurodiversityPsychology & human behaviorUniversity lectures & coursesburnoutworkplace psychologystresschristina maslachmental health