"It's way better to pull yourself back from the brink of burnout before it hits than to let yourself fall all the way in,” says Elizabeth Svoboda.
Svoboda is an award-winning science writer and contributor to Scientific American, Discover, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and other publications. Elizabeth is a winner of the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Writers, and her work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. She lives in San Jose, California, with her husband and young sons. Her new book, The Art of Pacing, is available now.
00:00 - Why high performers always push to 110%
05:58 - Physical signs of burnout
09:14 - Getting more comfortable with recovery
12:16 - Pacing & how to take advantage of energy rhythms
16:00 - What an Olympic runner taught her about rest
18:32 - Modulation & the importance of breathwork
28:30 - Why it’s so hard recover from burnout
31:48 - Boom-bust cycles
35:12 - Gold star culture & unsustainable achievement
40:34 - Why early sports specialization backfires
44:08 - How to pace yourself with rigid flexibility
50:32 - The next wise choice
Referenced in the episode:
For more about Elizabeth Svoboda, visit her website: https://elizabethsvoboda.com/
Buy The Art Of Pacing here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Pacing-Balancing-Short-Term-Long-Term/dp/1668022419/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?tag=mind0a3-20
Find the Maslach Burnout Inventory here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fecb650c2646617cb1e0599/t/6320f5325f757e4ad8bc0062/1663104306195/Maslach-Burnout-Inventory.pdf
For more about Joe Arpaia: https://www.centerfortransformativehealing.org/joseph
Follow runner Ajeé Wilson: https://www.instagram.com/ajeelenee/?hl=en
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