Nowadays, the world only seems to be interested in one thing: how much work we can fit into a certain amount of time. “Productivity” is the new ‘it-word.’ There are books about it that teach thousands of people how to be more productive, but is there actually anything in it for us, and does being…
Author: Laila
Should You Go to Work When You Didn’t Get Any Sleep?
So you weren’t able to get any sleep last night, and all you want to do is crawl back under the covers and hit snooze all day long, but you can’t because you need to go to work. Now you’re at a crossroads; either you suck it up and go to work, or you call…
Why Is Emotional Resilience Important? 9 Reasons
Ever wondered why some of your friends or relatives are able to remain calm in high-pressure or stressful situations when others seem to come undone? People with the uncanny ability to keep their cool where others might lose theirs have what psychologists call emotional resilience, or the ability to utilize their strengths and skills to…
10 Examples of Resilience at Work
In today’s workplace, employees are expected to multi-task and hustle from nine to five and often longer. How do you become resilient and beat workplace burnout to maximize your capacity at work? Whether you are hustling for a promotion or just staying afloat, it is easy to become mired in your work and lose focus.…
Can Burnout Cause Insomnia?
It is midnight, and you cannot wait to sleep, but then you notice that you forgot something in your job, and the restlessness of the day continues. Burnout is a state of mind that negatively affects your health. The amount of unresolved stress can accumulate and have long-term implications for your body, heavily affecting your…
Can Exercise Help with Burnout?
Burnout is something nobody wants to experience, but it happens nonetheless. In today’s fast-paced, stressful world, burnout often happens to people who do not know how to handle it. They wonder if there is a way to feel better and look to exercise since exercise is a healthy activity that helps overcome many things. Exercise…
Can You Be Productive on 5 Hours of Sleep?
Have you ever gotten poor to little sleep, then when your alarm goes off, you’re left wondering: “Can I even function on this much sleep…or lack thereof?” For example, just how productive can you be on five hours of sleep? Only receiving five hours of sleep will have no initial effect on performance or productivity,…
Can You Run Out of Resilience?
When going through life’s hardships, you need to be strong and resilient to get yourself back on the right track. Think of resilience as something that grabs your hand and helps you stand up after you’ve fallen. If you have no resilience, it might take more time and effort on your part to be able…
Caregiver Burnout vs. Compassion Fatigue Explained
Caring for others is as noble of a profession as you can find. Whether you are a hospice worker, a nurse, a therapist, or any other of a number of caregiving professions, you may be experiencing the overwhelming exhaustion of caregiver burnout or the isolated stress of compassion fatigue. While these two terms share many…
Is Burnout a Mental Illness? What You Need to Know
We’ve all experienced burnout at some point, whether it’s with someone or something, but burnout can lead to mental illness. It’s just natural to sometimes reach a point of frustration. However, how do you know when the “normal” feelings of being fed up are related to something larger? Burnout is not necessarily a mental illness,…
