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Medieval sleep split may beat modern burnout
A graduate student experiments with biphasic sleep, the two-phase rest pattern common in pre-industrial Europe, and discovers unexpected creative benefits.
Fastcompany · 2m

Why Reliable Employees Sometimes Want to Leave
Reliable employees face growing burnout, leading to unexpected departures as workplace demands increase.
Psychologies · 1m

Angèle at 53 discovers memory lapses cause
Angèle, 53, finds burnout, not early Alzheimer, behind her memory lapses.
Psychologies · 1m

Bosses shape job happiness more than work style
Manager relationships boost job satisfaction more than remote or hybrid work arrangements.
The Conversation · 1m

Biden Shows Off 1967 Corvette at Audrain Concours
Former President Joe Biden surprises attendees at Audrain Newport Concours with his 1967 Chevrolet Corvette.
Road & Track · 1m

5 Signs You Need to Quit Your Job
Psychologists reveal 5 signs you should quit your job.
Psychologies · 1m

America's health care workforce is in crisis
The U.S. faces a shortage of over 700,000 health care professionals, with burnout and federal cuts threatening to worsen the emergency.
TIME · 1m
Paradise lost in a Colorado mountain town
A burned-out Wall Street lawyer moved to Telluride seeking simplicity, but found the tight-knit community isolating and her cultural needs unmet.
Business Insider · 2m

Albert Moukheiber: Travailler sur soi ne sert à rien
Neuropsychologue dément l'efficacité du développement personnel pour le bonheur.
Psychologies · 1m
Principal to retail worker: the career reset I needed
After 25 years in education, a school leader quit with no backup plan and found clarity working part-time at Anthropologie.
Business Insider · 2m

Set down what is not yours to carry
A reflection on how chasing material success and endless responsibility can cost us the relationships and peace that actually matter.
Dallas Express · 2m
From music publicist to travel writer
A career in country music seemed like a dream until loss forced a reckoning.
Business Insider · 1m

13 years of YouTube taught MeganPlays everything
A gaming creator shares hard-won lessons about building an audience, surviving algorithm changes, and knowing when to protect yourself.
Mashable · 3m · 6 views

Seven signs your mind and body need a reset
Learn to recognize when you're running on empty and what your body is trying to tell you.
Wellbeing Magazine · 2m

Nearly half of French women have no time for themselves
Just weeks into the school year, 43% of French women struggle to preserve personal time, overwhelmed by tiny daily interruptions that feel too small to refuse.
Psychologies · 2m

911 centers can't keep dispatchers on the line
One in four 911 positions sits empty as stress, low pay and mandatory overtime drive workers away from emergency dispatch centers.
Valleynewslive · 1m

Jelly Roll Says He'd Walk Away From Music
Three Grammys in, Jelly Roll says he's ready to quit the business if he feels called to something else.
Billboard · 1m

When caregiving starts costing you your health
A caregiver snapped over a fallen potato chip, and it taught her what five years of self-erasure actually costs.
TIME · 3m · 5 views

Why cancelled plans feel so good
That flood of relief when someone bails on you is data about your life, not a character flaw.
Psychologies · 1m

Why Chip and Joanna Gaines quit at the top
Joanna Gaines says a weariness she could not sleep off pushed them to end 'Fixer Upper' while it was still a hit.
Fox News · 2m
Two decades of caregiving, and a life on hold
Laura Lee Ehrlich has cared for five older relatives since 2002, and she is still waiting for her turn.
Business Insider · 2m

Wanting to blow up your life
The urge to sell everything and move to the mountains usually points at years of living to someone else's spec.
Psychologies · 1m

The 10 phrases that give away emotional exhaustion
Burnout rarely announces itself, but a handful of throwaway sentences tend to slip out first.
Psychologies · 1m

The Best DIY Skill Is Knowing When to Stop
A lifelong DIYer learned the hard way that good judgment beats knowing how to use every tool.
Family Handyman · 2m