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Am I experiencing burnout?

Asked by Mimishu1995 (23733points) 2 hours ago

I’m drown in work again. This time I have to grade several writing exercises from multiple classes. I have been doing it since Sunday and now I’m still nowhere near finished. But right now I have been feeling strange. Whenever I’m working I can no longer focus. I get distracted very easily and sometimes even find it hard to keep track of what I’m reading. I have been working much more slowly than I want to, and I have a deadline to hit.

Am I experiencing burnout? What can I do about it?

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

No. Not burn out, but rather your getting sick from grading.

You can’t force yourself to like what you don’t like.

Best to consider changes before things get worse.

I suggest asking a career counselor, in confidence, about your options?

You might want to read a book, or quick YouTube video on finding ones Ikigai?

A good job is in the sweet spots, between passion, pay, usefulness to society, and something that your good at.

Or barring that you can delegate the easy stuff to a student teacher or assistant.

seawulf575's avatar

I guess burnout is one way to term it. Like all repetitive actions we can do, it gets old quickly. Trying to push yourself through is sometimes worse than taking a break. When you feel yourself drifting, finding your attention wavering, take a break. Go exercise for 30 minutes or so. Work out, go for a walk or a run, do yoga…anything. Do something physical rather than mental. After that, when you return to the task, you will find you can focus again.

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