Freudenberger (who first coined the term burnout): ā[it is] almost always an indication that the personās goals have been externally imposed. Somehow [they] embarked on his present course because it was expected of [them]ā¦ [they were] never the authentic source of [their own] choices and consequently they afford little real satisfactionā
Maslach describes the āburnout prone individualā as one who mostly yield to the other without adapting to their own capacity: āis often unable to exert control over a situation and will passively yield to its demands rather than actively limiting them to his capacity to giveā¦ faced with self-doubt this person tries to establish a sense of self-worth by winning the approval and acceptance of other peopleā
From In Over Our Heads
Related: pain is not the unit of effort