Learning to say ‘no’ is one of the most valuable lessons to protect your time, your energy, and to ensure you are working towards your definition of success. As someone who works in the charitable sector, the idea of generosity burnout is a constant reality.

The first thing to consider is what you hope to achieve by disclosing your symptoms of burnout to your boss or HR.

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by chronic stress. It results in feelings of emotional exhaustion that then lead to negative attitudes towards oneself and others.

How being burnt out at work can cascade to other parts of life, and how to manage it all.

Working from home has led to being unable to fully relax at home, yet not feeling “in the zone” enough to have high performance. This has led many of us to develop feelings of burnout. To address this problem and help restore our sense of work life balance, here are some brain hacks to reduce those mixed messages.

Do you feel like you're unable to get into a state of deep work like you used to? Has your sense of trust in your co-workers deteriorated? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you may be at risk for burnout.

Life is relentless; our time and energy are constantly being pulled in multiple directions, which can leave us feeling tired, overwhelmed, exhausted, and perhaps not as engaged or present in the parts of our lives that matter most.

So you have burnout, you know someone who is experiencing it, or you want to prevent it. Now what? One of the first things to address is what puts us at risk of developing burnout in the first place.