NPR.

Burnout is this huge issue in the workforce.

And obviously one of the biggest contributors to burnout is having too much work.

Another large one is feeling detached from the work's purpose.

But there may be another less recognized force adding to burnout, specialization.

Shige Uishi is a psychology professor at the University of Chicago.

Specialization is great for your productivity, efficiency, and perhaps profit.

But there seems to be some psychological cost.

This is the indicator from Planet Money.

I'm Daryan Woods.

Today on the show, could efficiency lead to burnout?

We speak with a leading psychologist who is redefining what the good life means and how that

could mean different decisions in the workplace or in your home projects.

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One in every second worker is showing signs of burnout, according to a report by Boston

Consulting Group last year. Psychologist Shige Oishi defines burnout as essentially running out

of fuel. You just do not have energy to perform what you are asked to do.

You cannot just summon your willpower or anything.

It's not there. It's just drained.

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