Nap around the world tour

Closing your eyes in daylight is the new black. Public napping cubicles are being designed and installed around the world.

Airports and train stations appear to be the main driver of mini-sleep cubbies. But who knows where napping's true destination lies? And will these spaces of 'official napping' be the first port of call in [...]

Posted Under: burnout and sleep
This post was written by Megan on May 27, 2010 Comments (2)

The little red engine has a lot to answer for

 
The famous children's story of The Little Red Engine (first published in 1945 by Diana Ross – no, not the singer) saw the protagonist spending an awful lot of time working its way up a hill using the semi-positive affirmation “I think I can”. 
 
Here's how the story starts:
Once upon a time there was a little [...]

Posted Under: burnout and society
This post was written by Megan on May 18, 2010 Comments (3)

Why the last post about intuition copped some flack

The last post, Vibe Queen gives unexpected answer to burnout, inspired some heated burnout discussion 'off the court'. The niggly bit came from the following passage:
"Whenever I read any introductory material about people with burnout, the inevitable criteria of 'long-term dissatisfaction' tends to crop up. It usually appears after the other inevitable criteria of 'long-term stress'."
 
Where I [...]

Posted Under: myths and assumptions about burnout
This post was written by Megan on May 15, 2010 Comments (3)

Vibe queen gives unexpected answer to burnout

When picturing the 'vibes' of someone with burnout, it's hard not to think of porridge. Gluggy, week-old, stone-cold porridge.  
You know vibes, don't you? Otherwise known as 'vibrations'.
Human vibrations are mostly accepted in our general society via the comment 'I got a bad vibe from that guy'.
If you say that you got a good vibe from [...]

Posted Under: burnout and recovery
This post was written by Megan on May 7, 2010 Comments (0)