You Are Burned Out and Don’t Even Know It [video]
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Dr K has been such a gem to discover on YouTube (I know he was pretty famous on Twitch for awhile). I ended up paying for his mental health guide where he'll teaches a lot of different types of meditation beyond the typical mindfulness flavor.
This is my favorite of his lectures: how to effectively communicate (by reflective listening): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIATzLf-y04
I also get a lot out of his 2-hour long deep interviews with various internet celebrities, insofar as I can spot similarities between our struggles and apply lessons to my own life.
Absolutely life changing.
My other favorite video of his is on boundaries. “Why you can’t set boundaries with family and friends.”
Unfortunately this ties cynicism to burnout too much. Can we assume all cynics are burnt out? How do you tell the difference?
One of his core messages is that we (meaning his target audience, mostly males under 40) generally have too high expectations of ourselves and place too much importance on what we're "supposed" to be doing with our lives vs what we actually want to do. Internalizing this idea has helped me move towards finding work and relationships that are more fun and fulfilling. I'm finding myself to be increasingly unconcerned with what other people think about me, which ironically has made me more relaxed and likeable.