人们会忍不住在领英上看到一篇又一篇关于“燃烧感”的帖子，我说的不是伯尼·桑德斯。越来越多的员工和学生感到筋疲力尽。老实说，为什么我们不会感到精疲力尽呢？由于COVID，我们已经被拖了30个月或900多天。再加上乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd），一个人看着自己的生命从字面上被挤出来，怎么可能不感到疲惫呢？而且他不是唯一一个！有弹劾听证会，选举，混合工作，更多的是全天候工作，现在有猴痘，如果你生病了，一些不言而喻的期望就会出现，你只能在家工作。最后，热量——任何仍然否认地球因气候变化而变暖的人，一定住在地下30英尺的地方。

当然，人们已经筋疲力尽了！

那么，我们怎样才能冷静下来，让自己放松，让我们的思想和身体恢复活力呢？

这听起来可能有点老土，但我确实相信，这始于允许自己退后一步，检查或反思我们的现状。一旦我们真正看到我们在做什么，我们对自己的期望是什么，在过去的900天里，别人对我们的期望是什么，只有这样，我们才能迈出实质性改变的第一步，以平息燃烧！

在非工作时间脱离工作——虽然我们都有“关键时刻”，但你不应该期望每天醒着的时候都在工作。我强烈建议你把工作邮件和私人电话分开。晚饭前、晚饭后、和朋友喝酒时、睡觉前等等，我们都很容易养成查收邮件的习惯。这样不健康。它会阻止你的大脑放慢速度来放松。

Set Boundaries – Whether with your boss, your team or those who report to you, it is important communicate around when you are available and when you are not. This can be a bit trickier with a manager, especially one who expects you to be “on” 24/7. If that is the case, you might consider working with someone in HR to help you navigate those expectations. If you are the manager, then you have more flexibility to establish the ground rules for your team. Setting boundaries gives you the freedom to enjoy your time with family and friends.

Strive for Flexibility – When working from home, everyone should strive to be flexible, which means it should be okay to step away for 30 minutes to run to the pharmacy or drop off your car. The overarching goal should be completing the required work, not simply clocking in and out. Ask for this flexibility, and if you are the manager, then give it.

Sick Days Should be Sick Days - When you are not feeling well, give yourself permission to take a sick day – sleep, drink plenty of fluids, binge watch a TV show – I realize it may be hard to remember what one is supposed to do when they are sick, but we heal faster when we shut down and prioritize the healing process.

Until we practice taking care of ourselves, we will remain exhausted, impatient, and even grouchy. You should not expect others to take care of you, only you can do that. This means you need to be proactive by speaking with your manager or supervisor about finding a good balance between work and your life outside of work. Remember, work should be rewarding and challenging, and you should enjoy your job, but most of life happens outside of work!

Best,