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The Burnout Generation
The Burnout Generation | Anne Helen Petersen
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In January 2019, culture writer Anne Helen Petersen set the Internet on fire with her viral BuzzFeed essay diagnosing "millennial burnout"—a chronic state of stress and exhaustion that’s become a "base temperature" for young people today. Now, she continues this generation-defining conversation in a brand-new format, interviewing millennials around the country about their own deeply personal experiences with burnout and the culture that creates it. Listeners will hear about how this issue has affected Petersen’s own life as well as the lives of five very different subjects: Kevin, a musician and Marine veteran; Kate, a first-generation college graduate working to repay her formidable student debt; Haley and Evette, young writers at different career stages in the digital media industry; and John, a pastor and co-founder of a new Baptist church in North Carolina.
The conversations that comprise The Burnout Generation cover everything from debt to social media to the blurred boundaries between our professional and personal lives. In this illuminating and intimate audio project, listeners learn how and why this generation has been conditioned to "optimize" every aspect of our lives (Meal prep for the week! Find a side hustle! But practice self-care! And answer emails in bed!), and most importantly, how the consequences of this phenomenon play out in day-to-day life.
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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These interviews were very telling, and although I wished I had read her full book first, I could relate to most of these stories of Gen X, stuck in a sandwich generation, with lower incomes, job security, and future outlooks than their parents before, but who are also trying to care for both parents and children with less economic and healthcare stability than ever before as more professions move to contract work and school loan debt skyrockets.

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Cathern
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If you've ever wanted to know how to explain your generation wide exhaustion but never had the words, Anne does it for you.

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A quick look at burnout and why it‘s affecting Millennials especially hard. It‘s definitely made me interested in the book Dr. Petersen‘s book on the topic! The audiobook could have used better editing (especially in the conclusion; there was an echo in some of the audio), but it wasn‘t enough to make me stop reading. Overall, a good quick read!

BehindthePages 😯 I might have to read this one. 4y
ness @Letora I found it fascinating—and recognized a lot of what I was feeling in my previous career. It gave me a lot to think about! 4y
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Avanders
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Been gettin in my audio 😁
Tinaca Jones was fun, though based on other reviews I read, I‘d recommend listening at 1.25 or 1.5 (as I did) speed. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Burnout Generation is more of a podcast, where the “author” interviews 4 people to arrive at a point. It is aimed at Millennials, but as we all know, burnout is not limited to them. I would recommend the read — there‘s some interesting insight there. 🌟🌟🌟

Reading about boundaries now... 😳😬😜

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Kaylamburson
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Interesting concept diving more into what "burnout" really is. I appreciated the range of interviews from millennials in the midwest experiencing burnout, to the south, to NYC, and in jobs from social work to ministry. It would have been nice to have a few more examples and interviews as this was a really short production.

We heard a few tips about how to combat it, but it would have been helpful to explore that in more detail.