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Two Weeks Isn’t Rest: Burnout, Screens, and the Forgotten Art of Unplugging

I used to think burnout meant you were overwhelmed or overworked or maybe just bad at managing your time. Now I understand it’s something quieter and more dangerous than that. Burnout is what happens when your nervous system never truly gets to stand down. When the mind is always slightly on alert. When even yourContinue reading “Two Weeks Isn’t Rest: Burnout, Screens, and the Forgotten Art of Unplugging”

Rant No. 11: The Eater-on-the-Phone (and the Table Texter)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another rant. Let’s talk about something that probably drives you up the wall, too, and that is getting a phone call from someone who’s clearly eating while they’re talking. I’m talking about the full soundscape: the slurping, the chewing, the lip-smacking, the crunching of chips, or the scraping/clanking ofContinue reading “Rant No. 11: The Eater-on-the-Phone (and the Table Texter)”