Lucas
The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo: Workplace Exhaustion, Recovery, and Sustainable Careers
How Burnout Reshapes Your Decision Making
- Published
- July 30, 2026
- Duration
- 6:21
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 2, 2026
Discusses Burnout doesn't just drain your energy — it fundamentally alters how you make choices, from daily tr…
Summary
Burnout doesn't just drain your energy — it fundamentally alters how you make choices, from daily trivial decisions to major career moves. Drawing on a 2025 Columbia study that found decision-making quality drops by over 30% after prolonged decision fatigue, Lucas and Luna explore the science behind why burned-out professionals become either paralyzed or …
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Burnout doesn't just drain your energy — it fundamentally alters how you make choices, from daily trivial decisions to major career moves. Drawing on a 2025 Columbia study that found decision-making quality drops by over 30% after prolonged decision fatigue, Lucas and Luna explore the science behind why burned-out professionals become either paralyzed or impulsive. They discuss how a mid-level marketing manager's worst career move happened when she was too exhausted to properly vet a job offer,