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Lucas and Luna explore the science, psychology, and economics of workplace exhaustion. Each episode picks a single dimension of burnout — the role of cortisol spikes in decision-making, how open-office layouts drain cognitive reserves, the hidden costs of presenteeism on long-term productivity, or why the gig economy's flexibility often masks chronic overwork. They cite real studies — like the 2023 Gallup State of the Global Workforce report showing 44% of employees experienced a lot of stress — and name companies that have redesigned roles to reduce attrition, from Buffer's four-day workweek to Microsoft Japan's 40% productivity gain. Lucas brings the macroeconomic lens: how burnout costs the U.S. economy an estimated $300 billion annually in lost productivity and healthcare. Luna grounds the conversation in individual recovery tactics, from boundary-setting frameworks to the evidence behind 'recovery experiences' (psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control). They don't offer quick fixes; they ask hard questions. Is a 'self-care day' enough when the system is broken? Can a career be sustainable without sacrificing ambition? This is for anyone who has felt the fog of exhaustion settle over their work life and wants to understand what's really happening — in their brain, their organization, and the economy at large.
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In this episode of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how emotional labor — the unpaid work of managing your own and others' feelings at the office — quietly accelerates burnout. Drawing on sociologist Arlie Hoc
Lucas and Luna explore how perfectionism at work doesn't just exhaust you—it accelerates burnout by creating a cycle of over-effort, self-criticism, and reduced recovery. They dig into research from psychologist Thomas C
In this episode of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into a specific and under-discussed driver of workplace exhaustion: gaslighting. Drawing on a 2024 survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute which found that 3
Lucas and Luna explore how relentless organizational change — restructurings, new tools, shifting priorities — drives a specific type of burnout they call 'change fatigue.' They anchor the discussion in a 2025 Microsoft
Lucas and Luna explore the link between attention fragmentation and workplace exhaustion. They dive into a 2025 study from MIT showing that knowledge workers switch tasks every 11 minutes on average, and how this constan
Episode 29 of The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo explores the often-overlooked relationship between repetitive work and exhaustion. Lucas and Luna dig into the science of habituation and the 'tedium tax' — how doing the sa
Sleep is often the first thing we sacrifice when work gets busy, but mounting sleep debt may be the hidden driver of career burnout. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the science behind chronic sleep deprivation: h
Most burnout advice focuses on the person—boundaries, self-care, saying no. But what if the problem isn't you, it's your workspace? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how physical and social environments drive exhau
Episode 26 of The Burnout Podcast explores how small, consistent daily routines can reverse the effects of chronic workplace exhaustion. Lucas and Luna dive into research from cognitive scientist Dr. Sahar Yousef at UC B
In Episode 25 of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how workplace friendships can be a powerful buffer against burnout. Drawing on a 2024 Gallup study showing that employees with a best friend at work are 43% mo
Episode 24 of The Burnout Podcast explores boredom as an unexpected tool against workplace exhaustion. Lucas and Luna discuss the science of default mode network activation, how constant stimulation depletes mental energ
In this episode of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how setting boundaries at work can prevent burnout—not as a one-time fix, but as a daily practice. They discuss the difference between porous, rigid, and hea
Lucas and Luna explore the science behind the ultradian rhythm and why taking a five-minute break every 90 minutes can prevent burnout more effectively than a two-week vacation. They discuss a 2024 study from the Univers
Lucas and Luna explore why passion projects often lead to more exhaustion rather than recovery. Using the example of a graphic designer who turned his side hustle into a second job, they unpack the concept of 'passion pr
Lucas and Luna explore how the relentless pursuit of 'enough' — enough achievement, enough recognition, enough output — fuels chronic workplace exhaustion. They anchor the episode in a 2025 study from the University of C
Episode 19 of The Burnout Podcast explores job crafting—the practice of redesigning your own role to better fit your strengths, interests, and values. Lucas and Luna unpack the concept with a concrete example: a customer
In this episode of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how the inability to say no at work fuels chronic exhaustion, resentment, and career stagnation. They examine the psychological roots — including a 2002 stud
Lucas and Luna explore the psychology behind why taking a break can feel harder than working, digging into the 'guilty pause' phenomenon. They reference a 2025 Microsoft Workplace Trends report showing that 68% of profes
Lucas and Luna explore how overpreparing for meetings drains energy and fuels burnout. Drawing on a 2025 study from the University of North Carolina showing that knowledge workers spend an average of 4.2 hours per week p
Episode 15 of The Burnout Podcast examines people-pleasing at work — the hidden driver of exhaustion that isn't about workload but about emotional over-investment in others' approval. Lucas and Luna look at the psycholog
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