A piece of wisdom from
January 1, 2026 · Thursday
The quote
“You have 168 hours in a week. Everyone has 168. Track them honestly for a week and you will find that you do not in fact "have no time." You have priorities you have not made conscious.”
— Laura Vanderkam · Burnout
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
Before bed tonight, name one thing where 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 3.35
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्। स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः॥
“Better one's own dharma, even though imperfectly performed, than the dharma of another well performed. Better death in one's own dharma; the dharma of another is fraught with fear.”
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