去年，记者安妮·海伦·彼得森（Anne Helen Petersen）在BuzzFeed命名中写了一篇广泛共享的作品千禧一代“倦怠一代”。According to Petersen, we’re overworked, underpaid, and often paralyzed by the systemic dysfunction of our increasingly volatile world. As a result, many of us struggle with even the most basic tasks of “adulting,” like paying bills or registering to vote.
一年后，情况似乎比以往任何时候都更糟。工资有continued to stall, the U.S. is on the brink of war with Iran, and raging wildfires have killed more than a billion animals in Australia. Fifty-seven percent of tech workers are currently experiencing burnout,根据调查由11,500名工人的百叶窗进行。
So what can we do to stave off or recover from the feelings of burnout in 2020? The most common advice for dealing with burnout boil down to “work less.” We are encouraged to工作时间更少，服用放松的假期，停止将工作带回家，并投资自我护理。我们谈论的是“充电”，就好像我们是电池已经耗尽的机器一样。当大多数人从事劳动密集型农业或制造业工作时，这种心理模型就很有意义。但是，在技术，商业或专业服务方面的白领工人方面，类比是有缺陷的。
While the term “burnout” is often used loosely in casual conversation, most正式定义state that feeling tired is only one of three dimensions. (The other two are negativity and cynicism, and reduced sense of professional efficacy.) Working less is only part of the answer.
正如我过去写的那样，我非常反对深夜电子邮件and working excessivelylong hours。但是我认为，倦怠的另外两个维度不是由大量工作造成的，而是缺乏意义。
我看到许多企业家昼夜工作，以建造他们相信的东西，精疲力尽而令人兴奋。而且我已经看到那些相同的创始人在击中重大挫折或失去对业务的信心后努力编写一行代码。本身的工作不是问题。这是工作提供的意思。
传统上，人们通过家庭或宗教在生活中发现了意义。尽管更多的千禧一代比以往任何时候都在家里生活，这主要是由于经济原因，但他们后来结婚并育有孩子（以后再生孩子（if they have children at all). Meanwhile, three-quarters of baby boomers describe themselves as Christian while only half of millennials do, with40％将其识别为精神“ nones”。
This leaves work as the primary source of meaning for many people, which can create a vicious cycle. Feeling burned out leads to poor performance, which leads to a further loss of meaning and more burn出去。这是三种突破的方法：
Reconnect with others
弱社会联系是对我们的健康有害作为酒鬼。与亲密朋友共度时光提醒你你是一个值得的人beyond your work life，结识新朋友可能会令人振奋。
考虑开始或加入社交仪式。无论是棋盘游戏之夜，早晨瑜伽还是每周的多户晚餐，例如作家Nir Eyal组织，这些活动可确保您定期获得高质量的社交时间。
重新构架您的目标
In a world of moonshots and billion-dollar opportunities, it can be natural to aim for massively ambitious goals for your career or company. But when you’re burned out, those goals can feel less carrot and more stick. Harvard professor Teresa Amabile研究了创意团队的内在生活并发现促进进步，即使以较小的增量为方面，也是工人动机的最重要方面。
Are there ways you can remove even minor annoyances for yourself or your team? What is a small, long-standing task that might feel good to check off? Make sure to sprinkle these into your to-do list. Outside of work, learning a new skill, hobby, or language can also provide a real sense of progress.
Remember to be useful
工作的关键心理好处之一是为比你更大的事情做出贡献的感觉。但是有时候，您可能不同意公司的目标，或者认为自己的角色是毫无意义的或多余的，三分之一的人这样做。This is one of the biggest risk factors for PTSD for combat veterans after leaving the military. War journalist Sebastian Junger writes “humans don’t mind duress, in fact they thrive on it. What they mind is not feeling necessary.”
如果搬到另一个更有意义的目前，工作不是一个选择，使自己以其他方式有用。向非营利组织提供您的技能，帮助经历艰难时期的朋友或家人，或者支持政治运动或使您相信。记住您可以做好事并产生影响很重要，尤其是当工作正在燃烧时你出去。
很高兴看到社会就政府和企业应为其人民提供的社会安全网和经济安全水平进行了更大的对话。但是，无论谈话如何进行，资本主义和技术变革的不懈压力意味着千禧一代应该期望我们前面的艰苦工作数十年。通过将我们的生活重新定位到意义上，我们更有可能在未来的几年中忍受，而且脱颖而出。