Avoid Work Burnout With These Science-Backed Tips – Lifehacker Australia

If youre struggling to switch off from work even if the days over and youre headed to bed, its a telling sign youre struggling to achieve work-life balance. To help your overall well-being, here are some tips to avoid a burnout without disrupting your professional life.
Everyones roles ebb and flow a bit in the workplace but sometimes we experience more flow than we can handle. When that continues on for a sustained amount of time, it can lead to a number of negative feelings, including burnout.
The World Health Organisation defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon, which can be characterised by the following feelings:

• feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
• increased mental distance from ones job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to ones job; and
• reduced professional efficacy.

Feeling completely at your wits end may also be an outcome of working from home consistently if your office is still shut due to COVID-19 or, youre still not 100 per cent comfortable being in a public space.
If youre experiencing similar feelings, there are some simple changes you can make to help alleviate the stress, according to this infographic of science-backed tips provided by NetCredit.
It recommends undertaking small tasks such as tidying and organising your desk, listening to music, asking a colleague for help with your workload and getting a good nights sleep.
While these tips may not fully solve your problems, its a good starting there are a number of websites you can visit for further information such as ReachOut or the BlackDog Institute.
Check out the full list of tips below.
Image: NetCredit
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