How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation

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“We are beginning to understand what ails us, and it’s not something an oxygen facial or a treadmill desk can fix.”

Anne Helen Petersen | Buzzfeed | Jan 2019

This is VERY good and VERY depressing

“The exhaustion experienced in burnout combines an intense yearning for this state of completion with the tormenting sense that it cannot be attained, that there is always some demand or anxiety or distraction which can’t be silenced,”

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I just finished reading this article! It got better and better with each paragraph. I gasped several times in self-recognition. Everyone should read it.

This is an incredibly well-written and detailed article that hits way too close to home. Everything is relatable in a deep, saddening and truthful way. Really recommend this read as it gives insight to what many of our current experiences and struggles are as ‘‘millennials.’