A piece of wisdom from
May 9, 2025 · Friday
The quote
“We need to feel close, but if we are too close, the spark is extinguished.”
— Esther Perel · Relationships
The concept
Burnout
Recovery from the modern plague, the WHO-recognised condition, the clinical instrument that diagnoses it, and the protocols that actually work.
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 startin…
A practice for today
Try this once today: the lesson of Burnout. Recovery from the modern plague, the WHO-recognised condition, the clinical instrument that diagnoses it, and the protocols that actually work.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 4.8
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे॥
“For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and to re-establish dharma, I am born age after age.”
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