So You’re Burned Out…Now What? [7 Ways to Climb Out of the Hole]

<p>If you&#39;re coming to this article unsure of whether or not you&#39;re experiencing actual burnout, I suggest starting with <a href="https://optimizeyourself.me/7-red-flags-that-you-might-be-burned-out/" rel="nofollow"><strong>The 7 Red Flags That You Might Be Burned Out</strong></a>. If you&#39;ve already read that article, then you are now familiar with <em>The First Law of Holes:</em></p><blockquote>“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”</blockquote><p>Whether or not you&#39;re stuck at the bottom of a hole you dug for yourself or if someone helped you get there is now irrelevant. The reality is you can&#39;t get out by yourself. And furthermore if you simply accept that where you are stuck is just your new &#34;normal,&#34; we&#39;re all inevitably headed towards believing that <a href="https://optimizeyourself.me/severance-is-not-only-the-future-of-workplace-burnout/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Severance is our only option to escape our jobs</strong></a> because what we&#39;re all experiencing right now is as far from normal as you can get.</p><p>Below I have provided seven simple and practical steps to help you overcome burnout and slowly climb out of the hole, but before diving right into the steps I think it&#39;s important to understand what I believe to be the root cause of burnout. Without awareness of why we&#39;re all burned out in the first place, we are doomed to repeat the cycle.</p><p> </p><h2><strong>The Most Dangerous Word That Leads to Burnout</strong></h2>