How to Manage your Ducks: Being a More Sustainable You
summary
Burnout happens after concrete load not vague busyness: recruiting 50 people and hiring 30, running 12 workshops, managing 30 staff, organizing a 1,200‑person conference and working 60–70 hour weeks leads to collapse. Practical steps that work include getting a GP referral to psychologist, blocking nonmovable self‑time in the calendar, keeping a flowchart decision tool to accept clients, planning for failures (found a backup speaker with 70 minutes notice), and reallocating 10 ducks to what truly matters.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:11Understanding burnout
- 3:39Managing worry and planning
- 7:14Self-care and recharging
- 9:42Setting boundaries
- 11:30Energy allocation with ducks
- 13:38Sustainability and conclusion
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