The Burnout Gamble, with Hamza Khan

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Show Notes

In this episode, Sujani sits down with managing director of the Student Network and author of The Burnout Gamble, Hamza Khan to talk about the subject of burnout. They explore the ways that the pandemic has affected everyone during the pandemic, as well as the ways that healthcare workers and students have been impacted specifically. 

You’ll Learn

• How to identify burnout as well as how to address it
• About the personal experiences that Sujani and Hamza have had with burnout and what they took away from these experiences
• What are the origins of the 12 Stages of Burnout Model
• How the CASTLE factors  can lead to burnout
• How to understand and control stress
• The ways that the pandemic has affected everyone in terms of burnout, as well as the ways that students and medical professionals have been impacted specifically
• Tangible tips for students in how to avoid burnout
• How to audit your energy expenditures

Resources

• TEDx talks by Hamza: 
  • The Burnout Gamble
  • Stop Managing, Start Leading
• Articles and studies mentioned in the interview 
  • Burned out by the pandemic, 3 in 10 health-care workers consider leaving the profession
  • The Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory
  • The Yerkes-Dodson Law
  • Parkinson's Law
• Books mentioned in the interview 
  • The Upside of Stress
  • 10% Happier
  • The Burnout Gamble
  • Leadership Reinvented

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