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The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo: Workplace Exhaustion, Recovery, and Sustainable Careers
How Career Burnout Reshapes Your Relationship with Play
- Published
- July 19, 2026
- Duration
- 6:21
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 2, 2026
Discusses Episode 124 of The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo explores how chronic workplace exhaustion strips awa…
Summary
Episode 124 of The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo explores how chronic workplace exhaustion strips away our capacity for play—and why reclaiming purposeless, joyful activity is essential for sustainable careers. Lucas and Luna dive into the research from Dr. Stuart Brown's National Institute for Play, which shows that adults who engage in regular play score…
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Episode 124 of The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo explores how chronic workplace exhaustion strips away our capacity for play—and why reclaiming purposeless, joyful activity is essential for sustainable careers. Lucas and Luna dive into the research from Dr. Stuart Brown's National Institute for Play, which shows that adults who engage in regular play score 20 percent higher on problem-solving tests and report 30 percent lower stress levels. They discuss the concept of 'play deprivation' in high-a