Are you exhausted? We are. Between the long hours working from home during a pandemic, the mental load of worrying about the outcome of the election, and the lack of sleep that all of this has brought on, it&#8217;s no wonder that we&#8217;re tired and stressed.
Emotional exhaustion, as workplace well-being expert Mandy O&#8217;Neil explains, is one sign of burnout. She shares antidotes and ways to protect ourselves from experiencing it in the first place. Not having enough time for the people and things you care about can cause burnout. Happiness researcher Ashley Whillans gives us advice on how to find and protect that time.
Resources: 
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<li>&#8220;<a href="https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/04/managing-burnout">Managing Burnout</a>,&#8221; from Women at Work</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="https://hbr.org/2020/05/5-steps-for-women-to-combat-burnout">5 Steps for Women to Combat Burnout</a>,&#8221; by Ellen Keithline Byrne</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/11/how-we-take-care-of-ourselves">How We Take Care of Ourselves</a>,&#8221; from Women at Work</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="https://hbr.org/2019/03/how-to-help-your-team-with-burnout-when-youre-burned-out-yourself">How to Help Your Team with Burnout When You&#8217;re Burned Out Yourself</a>,&#8221; by Rebecca Knight</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="https://hbr.org/cover-story/2019/01/time-for-happiness">Time for Happiness</a>,&#8221; by Ashley Whillans</li>
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Let’s Take Our Side Gigs Off the Back-Burner

Women face gender discrimination throughout our careers. It doesn't have to derail our ambitions — but how do we prepare to deal with it? There's no workplace orientation session about narrowing the wage gap, standing up to interrupting male colleagues, or taking on many other issues we encounter at work. So HBR staffers Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo, and Emily Caulfield are untangling some of the knottiest problems. They interview experts on gender, tell stories about their own experiences, and give lots of practical advice to help you succeed in spite of the obstacles.