The Burnout Fix by Jacinta M. Jiménez Summary
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Burnout isn't inevitable. Dr. Jacinta Jimenez, VP at BetterUp, reveals science-backed strategies for sustainable success in today's overwhelming workplace. Embraced by business leaders navigating post-pandemic work culture, this guide answers the question: How can high-achievers perform without sacrificing wellbeing?
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When Your Body Sends an SOS You're Too Busy to Hear
Have you ever pushed through exhaustion so long that you forgot what energy feels like? Standing in a cardiovascular ICU, watching my brother fight for his life with a 45% survival chance, I made a choice that seemed heroic at the time: I would coordinate his care while finishing my doctoral dissertation. No excuses, no delays. I slashed sleep, abandoned exercise, ghosted friends, and doubled my work hours. For a while, this superhuman schedule worked-I finished my dissertation and set a defense date. Then the crash came. Not dramatic, but insidious. Enthusiasm drained away. I moved through days in a fog, irritable and hollow, watching the clock during clinical rotations. All my productivity hacks and rigid routines only tightened the noose. This breakdown taught me what no textbook could: sustainable success isn't about gritting harder-it's about protecting your pulse. Two decades later, I've built an award-winning positive psychology practice and coached hundreds of clients across industries. Yet everywhere I look, I see people making my old mistakes. John, a customer success manager, took global calls at all hours until his performance collapsed. Keisha, newly promoted to VP, overcommitted to prove herself worthy until she couldn't deliver on anything. Angelo, a sales executive, powered through until family responsibilities made his unsustainable pace impossible. The numbers are staggering: 60% of employees report constant stress, 77% have experienced burnout in their current job, and workplace stress kills an estimated 120,000 Americans annually while costing the economy up to $300 billion. Yet four dangerous myths persist. First, burnout isn't about toughness-it happens when job demands and human capacity become mismatched through workload issues, lack of control, insufficient rewards, poor support, unfairness, or value conflicts. Second, burnout isn't a switch that flips-it's a gradual erosion showing up as exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. Third, burnout isn't trivial-the WHO recognizes it as a serious occupational phenomenon affecting health and relationships. Fourth, burnout isn't just a personal problem requiring better self-care-it's a workplace issue demanding solutions at individual, team, and organizational levels.
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The Three S's: Silence, Sanctuary, and Solitude
No One Succeeds Alone: The Redwood Tree Principle
Your Life Is Not a To-Do List: Finding Purpose in the Chaos
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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