Books about burnout written by people who hit the wall: physicians, founders, executives and high performers who kept going until they could not. Most describe how they recognized it and what they changed.
This list holds 8 books published between 2018 and 2023. A book is on it only when burnout is a central subject of the book, judged from the book's own description, not when it comes up in passing. The most-rated on Amazon come first.
Regan Walsh · 2021
Women are doing it all: running companies, nurturing marriages, raising kids, volunteering on boards, and still making Pinterest-perfect cupcakes for the class party, thank you very much. But we’re exhausted. We’re running on hamster wheels and popping…
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Greg Hiebert · 2018
It’s easy to take life for granted. In the pursuit of fame, fortune, or success, we forget to take care of ourselves, missing out on things that bring us joy, happiness, and well-being. It’s time to transform burnout into happiness and invest in ourselves, so…
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Jeff Moody
Are you frustrated, fed up and fatigued? Most doctors are. Dr. Jeff Moody was. The demands of being a doctor combined with the pressure to perform regardless of any issues-or risk losing his medical license-left Dr. Moody feeling trapped, hopeless, and…
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Sebastiaan Hooft · 2019
Success as an entrepreneur carries with it the hidden risk of serious pain and suffering resulting from poor health, overwork, and stress. Sebastiaan Hooft is the perfect example. As one of the Netherlands’ bestknown and most successful entrepreneurs, he…
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5 Ways to Create a Customer Experience That Will Close the Deal
Diana Kander · 2023
What happens when you wake up and realize the good fortune, status, and accolades for which you’ve worked so hard have left you overburdened and burned out? As a founding member of the launch team for HGTV, media executive Traci Barrett had enjoyed the…
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Finding Significance Beyond Success
Traci Barrett · 2023
What happens when you wake up and realize the good fortune, status, and accolades for which you’ve worked so hard have left you overburdened and burned out? As a founding member of the launch team for HGTV, media executive Traci Barrett had enjoyed the…
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How Burned Out Doctors Can Thrive in a Broken Medical System
James Turner · 2022
America’s broken medical system is breaking our doctors, even as they’re lauded as heroes. Physician burnout annually costs the medical industry, run by insurance companies, administrators, and electronic record systems, $5 billion. Even before the COVID-19…
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Manuel Astruc · 2022
Success is the measure by which most entrepreneurs judge themselves. But success doesn’t guarantee happiness, especially if it leads to burnout. Successful entrepreneurs aren’t exempt from burnout but are candidates for it. The high demand of running a…
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