“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Breaking the Burnout Cycle at Work, Together: How Individuals and Organizations Can Save Money and Build Heart With Burnout Prevention
In the high-stakes world of direct service work—where compassion is both currency and cost—burnout isn't just an occupational hazard; it's become an unspoken expectation.
But what if burnout isn't the inevitable price of making a difference? What if, instead, it's a systemic failure that we've mistakenly individualized—telling dedicated professionals to practice more "self-care" while ignoring the organizational structures that create unsustainable conditions in the first place?
What if, despite the big systemic sources, there really are low-effort, low-cost ways individuals can support their burnout resilience, and how organizations can support the upward spiral of resilience contagion?
