A piece of wisdom from
December 3, 2019 · Tuesday
The quote
“Do not let your tongue run ahead of your heart. Maat is in the small moment of waiting.”
— Egyptian proverb · Maat
The concept
Burnout
Recovery from the modern plague, the WHO-recognised condition, the clinical instrument that diagnoses it, and the protocols that actually work.
Burnout is not "feeling tired." It is a WHO-recognised occupational phenomenon (ICD-11, 2019) with three measurable dimensions: emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced personal efficacy. Christina Maslach defined and measured it startin…
A practice for today
Walk one slow block today and observe the lesson of Burnout. Recovery from the modern plague, the WHO-recognised condition, the clinical instrument that diagnoses it, and the protocols that actually work.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 3.35
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्। स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः॥
“Better one's own dharma, even though imperfectly performed, than the dharma of another well performed. Better death in one's own dharma; the dharma of another is fraught with fear.”
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