Burnout is not just being tired. It is the chronic erosion of the self caused by mismatched expectations and depleting work — measured along three specific dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation (cynicism), and reduced personal accomplishment.
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Burnout
Burnout is not "feeling tired." It is a WHO-recognised occupational phenomenon (ICD-11, 2019) with three measurable dimensions: emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced personal efficacy. Christina Maslach defined and measured it starting in 1981. Emily and Amelia Nagoski (201…
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