{"id":685,"date":"2016-01-20T06:21:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T06:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/?p=685"},"modified":"2016-05-20T06:22:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T06:22:21","slug":"avoid-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/avoid-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Avoid Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all have ambitions to chase new opportunities, to change our lives, to succeed, to make a difference in the world.\u00a0But what if all that comes at the cost of our own well-being? What\u2019s the point of feeling progress or contribution if we feel wasted and unhappy?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why you need to take better care of yourself \u2013 so you can have joy and success. Here\u2019s four ways to avoid burnout:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sleep.<\/strong> Prioritize sleep and get 7-8 hours of sleep every night. Lack of sleep makes you lose focus, decreases your cognitive abilities, makes you more moody, and increases your stress levels. Sleep is the number one solution to avoiding a burnout. If you miss a full night of sleep, make it up with naps or meditation within the next 72 hours.<\/li>\n
  2. Say No.<\/strong> Unless you\u2019re just starting your career or business, always say \u201cNO\u201d as a first<\/em> response to new proposals that come your way. Unless you can make a good case to yourself about why you MUST take on this new opportunity, say no or set boundaries and conditions that benefit your well-being. Approach the offers like a business: analyze it to see if it makes sense, and put some deep thought into it before you ever say yes. You don\u2019t need more projects. You need greater focus, discipline, learning, and mastery on your current path and priorities.<\/li>\n
  3. Schedule times for email.<\/strong> If you are constantly checking email and replying to people, then you are losing focus and decreasing your productivity. Create a few blocks of time each day and only check your messages during that time. The rest of the time, focus on real work \u2013 create, learn, connect, lead.<\/li>\n
  4. Ask for help.<\/strong>\u00a0Achievers are terrible at asking for help. Lean on your friends, family and team more often. Their support can\u00a0ease the burnout and make life more enjoyable too. You are not the only one who can do what you do; if you believe that, then your ego has taken over. Ask for help and delegate as much as possible\u00a0so you can focus on your top priorities, become more effective at what matters, and lead a life filled with joy, contribution and well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Stick to these 4 things and you\u2019ll experience what we call\u00a0#TheChargedLife<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Source:\u00a0http:\/\/brendon.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-burnout\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We all have ambitions to chase new opportunities, to change our lives, to succeed, to make a difference in the world.\u00a0But what if all that comes at the cost of our own well-being? What\u2019s the point of feeling progress or contribution if we feel wasted and unhappy? That\u2019s why you need to take better care\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adriangrigoras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}