{"podcast":{"title":"The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo: Workplace Exhaustion, Recovery, and Sustainable Careers","slug":"the-burnout-podcast-with-fexingo-workplace-exhaustion-recovery-and-sustainable-careers-7871586","podcast_index_feed_id":7871586,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-burnout-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-burnout-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":77,"summary":"Lucas and Luna explore the science, psychology, and economics of workplace exhaustion. Each episode picks a single dimension of burnout — the role of cortisol spikes in decision-making, how open-office layouts drain cognitive reserves, the hidden costs of presenteeism on long-term productivity, or why the gig economy's flexibility often masks chronic overwork. They cite real studies — like the 2023 Gallup State of the Global Workforce report showing 44% of employees experienced a lot of stress — and name companies that have redesigned roles to reduce attrition, from Buffer's four-day workweek to Microsoft Japan's 40% productivity gain. Lucas brings the macroeconomic lens: how burnout costs the U.S. economy an estimated $300 billion annually in lost productivity and healthcare. Luna grounds the conversation in individual recovery tactics, from boundary-setting frameworks to the evidence behind 'recovery experiences' (psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control). They don't offer quick fixes; they ask hard questions. Is a 'self-care day' enough when the system is broken? Can a career be sustainable without sacrificing ambition? This is for anyone who has felt the fog…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T12:19:30.533503+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burnout-podcast-with-fexingo-workplace-exhaustion-recovery-and-sustainable-careers-7871586"},"episode":{"title":"How Career Burnout Changes Your Sense of Time","slug":"how-career-burnout-changes-your-sense-of-time","published_at":"2026-06-26T16:12:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burnout-podcast-with-fexingo-workplace-exhaustion-recovery-and-sustainable-careers-7871586/how-career-burnout-changes-your-sense-of-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burnout-podcast-with-fexingo-workplace-exhaustion-recovery-and-sustainable-careers-7871586","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-burnout-podcast/episode-0076.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-burnout-podcast/episode-0076.mp3","summary":"Lucas and Luna explore a surprising driver of career burnout: time distortion. Drawing on research from psychologist Marc Wittmann and a study on perceived time pressure in high-stress jobs, they discuss why burnout accelerates your internal clock, making days feel frantic and months disappear. They share concrete strategies for recalibrating your sense of time through deep work blocks and 'temporal anchors' — small daily rituals that slow down subjective time. The episode includes a low-key listener support appeal tied to the idea of reclaiming time. #TimeDistortion #Burnout #MarcWittmann #PsychologyOfTime #TimePressure #MentalFatigue #DeepWork #TemporalAnchors #PerceivedTime #SubjectiveTime #CareerExhaustion #WorkplaceWellbeing #StressScience #ProductivityMyth #TimeRecovery #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Lucas and Luna explore a surprising driver of career burnout: time distortion. Drawing on research from psychologist Marc Wittmann and a study on perceive…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-burnout-podcast-with-fexingo-workplace-exhaustion-recovery-and-sustainable-careers-7871586/episodes/how-career-burnout-changes-your-sense-of-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burnout-podcast-with-fexingo-workplace-exhaustion-recovery-and-sustainable-careers-7871586/how-career-burnout-changes-your-sense-of-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}