The Burnout Gamble | Hamza Khan | TEDxUTSC 

Nice talk, but I get the sense that this guy is gonna burn out again.

I think you might have just saved my life and translated what my friends and family have been trying to tell me for years

It was a good talk, however I think you've missed the core problem with the over achieving mentality, the core force that makes people burned out. It is the lack of a feeling that you're good enough just becuse you exist, that you don't have to prove anything to anyone, including yourself. Without that sense of being happy with just "being", you will always have an increased risk of falling into the trap of over achieving.

Burns out from overachieving then gets busy preparing for next achievement: TED talk on burnout and overachieving.

Best speech on burnout by far. You can tell it’s from a high-performer. Kudos for such a profoundly distilled delivery.

This is like someone threw water on me. Excellent talk. Thank you for this. I think I am at stage 10, and can see myself at brink of depression. I have gone through every stage. I did not know that burn out can be this bad. I will try to come out of it!

"Mystery is not always about travelling to new places, but looking upon places with fresh eyes". With your new perspective on work/life balance, I am sure you will enjoy your vacation much more than the last time you intended to travel!

I was an over achiever until I suffered a brain injury. I learned to be ordinary. 👍

This is the most EPIC explanation of burn out that I've heard yet. He's hilarious and fun, and is so relatable. Plus, he gives so many additional resources. Bravo, Hamza and Thank you!

so true, many people are suffering from Burn Out

Ending was excellent because once the burn out has completed there is no relaxation. Relaxation throws you into a tailspin in matter of seconds. So watch out and DO NOT TRY TO RELAX. Undoing burn out is through love however you find it - in things, in nature, in surroundings, in food - whatever starts to replenish.

I’m burnt out now. 30 years old and been in tech since 19 years old. Corporate America is killing me. Not sure what steps to take next!

i suggest learn to just be, or learn to do without stress ( aka play), ....dude even overachieves in burnout :/

I love how my teacher assigns this video among 3 other lectures, after assigning 3 papers due the week of Thanksgiving.... Telling us we need to be working on our 8-page final due next week, while also assigning another paper due this week........

"reframe stress as positive" sounds like terrible advice--the advice of someone who really hasn't learned that any amount of chronic stress is toxic. Small amount of poison builds resistance? Is there any proof of this with regard to stress?

After suffering with burnout personally I can relate completely extremely good talk.

There’s doing things And the right things to do Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates

Such an engaging speaker! So good to hear that burnout can be managed. Props!

How long does it take on average to recover I’ve been having the worst experience over the last month ? - the only thing on my mind is I want to solve this so I can continue working. But I’m guessing it doesn’t work like that. Would really appreciate an experienced answer

You exactly described me. I'm currently taking antidepressants. I lost my concentration and memory. I hope I and those that are suffering from burn-out will heal soon.

thank you. just after a period of total anxiety . I seem to have recovered after 4 months. thank you

Please do more.

good talk. but it's not the absence of the fire, but the absence of the materials that allow the fire to burn, for example, wood (inspiration etc.)

Very well done..

Dear Hamza Khan from my the bottom of my heart I thank you for your talk. I can´t understand how you can describe what I have gone through wihtout knowing me. It´s not a great place to be in, but it feels so good to be in good company hence it is not just my fault and I can stop nagging myself what have I been doing weomg..

Like Like Like LIKE! This is everything.

Burn bright - not out . . . A salient message !!

I can relate to you! Thank You for sharing and making a difference.

Over achiever, chronic people pleaser etc

Love this!

Thank you for addressing this. I'm also a recovering high achiever. It has taken several years to recover, and I am still sorting it out. I appreciate where I came from and hopefully I won't go down that path again. Sadly, living in such an alpha culture, alternative ways of showing up on this precious planet are not as revered as the imbalanced and unsustainable lifestyle as the high achiever - or however you want to label it. You mentioned a lot about the shame that was a byproduct of the burnout. A culture also reinforces that shame if a person's only value in their culture is to produce - more and more and achieve results. There continues to be a stigma attached to slowing down, listening in, and living one's truth. We can be the influence for a necessary paradigm shift (especially to create a better relationship with ourselves and this planet) by putting more pressure on the social systems to change in healthy ways rather than putting more pressure on our nervous systems to perform.

Thank you

Great talk. Serial overachiever here too. I was on a burnout rollercoaster for most of my working career (well the first 25 years). Once I realised what was happening and I took the ‘selfish’ responsibility to focus on my core needs (you know like eating regularly and sleeping properly!) every day, I could see what I had been doing to myself. I now never go below your step 3. It’s so easy for overachievers to give everything to everybody except themselves.

Fantastic work!

This is so true. Where I am.

I quit my job as a production manager for same reason. Burnout took over my whole body.

This is outstanding. I'm recovering from a speedrun of the whole 12 stages and it feels like a whole sunbeam has just been shone on what happened to me. You Sir have a book sale incoming!

all these over acheavers and my volume MAXED on my laptop tuned for max output and simultaneously CRANKED on my bluetooth record player and I can still hardly hear you speak into that microphone... hahahahah.... Wink Wink...

Lol! I was too stressed out to be singing that song! 🎶 Almost died listening when you said the hands go up and STAY THERE! Because they do! No room for me

Thank you, eye have been paralyzed in freeze for the better part of 20 yrs. Now eye have hope there are things eye can do. To break the ice.

My karate sensey told me to listen the sound of a single clap, made me think about it for 6 moths before telling me what it is about.

I remember the comment that my brain "felt broken" to a former co-worker. Now, I realize that was, in essence, true. I used to be an overachiever--top school, top job at a top tech firm. And then it began. Eventually, I got let go. That was over a year ago, and my life fell apart tremendously--I lost all my money, defaulted on my credit cards and loans, moved back in with my parents. I've asked myself "how could I let this happen?" And berated myself for it. How do I overcome this?

Wow… this just hit hard. In every aspect. Thank you! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. The Kobe dig didn’t age well, but otherwise lol loved it! Timely 6yrs later!

He just described how I planned my vacation 😂 I wasn’t even thinking about it but now you made me conscious about what I did. 😅

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this was a great talk

Wow

Not an over achiever or perfectionist at ALL. I still have burnout.

This is a great talk. The personal story is just the frame for the story, not the story itself (which often happens in other talks). Links to Greek mythology, actual research from psychologists and references to other literature (like Kelly's Upside of Stress) help even more.

Moderately uncomfortable all the time. Yep, that's the exiting and rewarding job of working as a leader. 😁

This is literally what i am going trought. I feel like i can't stand without feeling like passing out. I feel like sleeping most of the time and i don't remember anything

Great speech from Mr Hamza khan . This maid me realize that all my burn outs period as a student were a consequence of a lack of resilience non a consequence of my weakness. so i just wanna say Thanks to God and thank you guys . you're doing an amazing job.

How did i end up here..... Idk but thanks god

Hit the nail on the head. Thx for sharing.

DJ KHALED WOULD BE PROUD

We need ANOTHA ONE 🤣

I found him to be pretentious as a speaker. His understanding of a burn out and how stress affects you during the process was on point , though he didn't have to frame it as a behaviour associated with "overachieving" , underachievers exhibit the same behaviour and can falter for the same reasons such as hard work and strong desire to succeed. This dude is all ego. He has bigger problems than burnout lool

Best intro ever 🤣

Thank you!

Thank you.

Very good video bro

LOL

super bueno el video muy bien

This would have been so much stronger if he just went to one place at the end.

Let's go to the Beach.

I've gone a bit better by taking anti depressants for three months but I'm not recoverd yet I'm so confused I don't know how to recover

12:41 Wow. The hypocrisy of talking about burnout shame then making fun of someone for stepping back from overachieving.