Lucas
The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo: Workplace Exhaustion, Recovery, and Sustainable Careers
How Career Burnout Erases Your Sense of Play
- Published
- July 8, 2026
- Duration
- 9:13
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 2, 2026
Discusses Lucas and Luna explore how career burnout doesn't just drain energy—it actively erases your capacity…
Summary
Lucas and Luna explore how career burnout doesn't just drain energy—it actively erases your capacity for play, spontaneity, and low-stakes fun. They anchor the episode around a 2024 study from the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology that found burned-out workers score 40 percent lower on 'playfulness disposition' than their peers. The hosts unpack w…
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Show notes
Lucas and Luna explore how career burnout doesn't just drain energy—it actively erases your capacity for play, spontaneity, and low-stakes fun. They anchor the episode around a 2024 study from the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology that found burned-out workers score 40 percent lower on 'playfulness disposition' than their peers. The hosts unpack why that matters for recovery, drawing on examples from Pixar's creative culture and the rise of 'adult playgrounds' in cities like Portland and