Ep 412: How To Avoid Burnout With Ali Abdaal

Published: Feb. 28, 2024, 7 a.m.

b'We\\u2019ve all heard it time and again from the world\\u2019s biggest success stories: They worked crazy hours, gave up their friendships, and kept their nose to the grind for years before they got their big break. What are they telling us?\\xa0\\nEssentially, you\\u2019ll never succeed unless you\\u2019re willing to give up everything else to get there, and there\\u2019s no way to avoid burnout. In other words, suffering is what leads to success. But we\\u2019ve also seen that this mentality can cause burnout, depression, or stepping away from a career that you thought you loved.\\xa0\\nAli Abdaal, author of \\u201cFeel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You,\\u201d knows exactly what this feels like. While working as a doctor, he was doing everything he could to keep up, but found himself miserable and completely burned out at the end of every workday. He decided to change his life and master productivity \\u2014 today, he\\u2019s one of the world\\u2019s most followed productivity experts. Listen in to hear his advice on how we can use \\u201cpower, people, and play\\u201d to avoid burnout, and even make everyday tasks more fun.\\xa0\\nIn Mailbag, we hear from a listener who\\u2019s looking for advice on how to recover mentally and emotionally after being laid off, and we check in with someone who bought iBonds in the early 2000s and is wondering if she can use them to pay for higher education. In our money tip of the week, what NOT to do with the money if you get a bonus or a raise at work this year.\\xa0\\nJoin us! Snag all the latest episodes, savvy budgeting tips, investing advice and even giveaways via the HerMoney Newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe!\\nThe HerMoney with Jean Chatzky podcast is sponsored by Edelman Financial Engines. The podcast team and its host are neither employees nor clients of EFE, however, the show does receive fixed compensation and is a paid endorser and therefore has an incentive to endorse EFE and its planners. To learn more about the sponsorship, please visit PlanEFE.com/HerMoney.\\nPlease contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast, and to learn more about Airwave, head to www.airwavemedia.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'