Welcome to the Smart Startup English Podcast!
Our goal is to help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced in just 10 minutes at a time. In each episode, we’ll talk about a topic related to the startup world, and we’ll learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English.
In episode 24, we’re covering a topic that is starting to pop up everywhere: startup burnout.
Have you heard this word before? What do you think it means?
And if you know what it means, have you ever experienced burnout?
In this episode, we’ll talk about the possible causes of burnout, as well as the most common signs that you may spot for yourself.
One of the early signs is exhaustion. You’re feeling drained all the time. If you’re feeling exhausted, or you’re feeling drained, that means you’re feeling very tired. And it may be hard for you to decompress even on a Saturday or on holiday.
You may also be unable to focus, and you may feel a lack of motivation to do anything, and this extends to your free time as well. You may feel that you are at your wits’ end. This means you’re worried or anxious and you don’t have any idea what to do next.
On the other hand, some people experience burnout as extreme indifference or apathy – they just don’t care anymore and lose interest in everything. And if we’re talking about startup founders, you may also feel disillusioned, and ready to give up your business. Disillusionment is unfortunately very common in the startup world, especially when a good idea does not turn into a profitable company.
In episode 24, we’ll also teach you 12 English terms you can use to talk about burnout in the startup world.
Here are a few of the expressions we talk about in this lesson:
- to be at your wits’ end
- to take a toll
- to dismiss
Here’s the episode audio. Before you listen to this episode, here’s our disclaimer. We’re not healthcare professionals, so if you hear something that sounds a bit too familiar in this episode, please seek professional help.
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