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Understanding the Burnt-Out Brain
We highlight the effects of burnout on the brain and the way reflection helps rewire the mind.
Because the brain rewires for better efficiency and adapts to protect us, the calm, reflective, and logical higher-order processing in the prefrontal cortex becomes weaker, as the connections are not actively being prioritized. Feelings of self-doubt tend to emerge, along with hopelessness, which further activates the brain’s reactive neural networks tied to the amygdala and leads to a vicious cycle of stress. We can start by reflecting on Christina Maslach’s six key components that contribute to burnout: workload, control, reward, community, fairness, and values.
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