The Root Solution To Burnout - How To Develop Impersonal Interests

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Im hella guilty of the whole "sticking to my identity" thing, but every time i do decide to break out of my identity and do something spontaneous/impersonal, I come back to my work with much more vigor. Great video

I was just talking about how in other languages, you can't say you ARE something because that would mean you ARE that thing and nothing else; it becomes your identity quite literally. Meanwhile in English we say we ARE things all the time: states of being and emotions (hungry, tired), skill levels (stupid, smart, genius), professions, you name it. In French, if you say you are hungry, it means you are that state of being; you need to say "I have hunger" ("j'ai faim") as it's a temporary place to be rather than a permanent state. I like that - room to change! In Gaelic, you don't say "I am a teacher," you say "it is a teacher that I have on me" which is less permanent as well (" 's e thidsear a th'annam"). There's a great ted talk about the way language impacts how we feel about ourselves and the world somewhere; your content reminds me a lot of it. Great thoughts 🥰

Thank you so much for this bright piece of thought, people need to realise that we sometimes need to do "useless" stuff /because/ it's useless and therefore liberating, so as not to fall into this utilitarian approach to life that basically turns you into a working zombie. Humanities all the way! (alright that's biased)

Hey Robin. This video was really a wake-up call for me. I am an undergraduate student majoring in Mathematics. While I really loved the subject, since few months, I have been trying to avoid it. I didn't know why exactly have I started ignoring something I once loved from all my heart. When I started to find the reasons for such 'downfall', I started to realise how since school days, I have only been studying. I grew up in a family who discourages multilple interests and label kids way early. So, here I am, at age 20, once labelled as an "academically brilliant kid", completely burnt out with no ideas as to what I want. But, in the hope to regain my sanity, I started dig up my past (which for reasons, I don't remember) to find some remains of whatever interests I had, which is when I found I actually like reading and painting but would always be guilty since it wasn't related to my academics. I still tried to push to do these things but would end up being miserable guilty which nearly paralyses me to do anything which was when I came across this video. Firstly, I was quite skeptic about the video but still I gave it a try and this turned out to literally be THE EXACT THING I NEEDED TO HEAR, sort of like a validation that it's okay to read and paint. It's okay to not want to be labelled as one thing. It's okay to have multiple interests. Long story short, THANK YOU SO MUCH. (Also, I had to write this long story so that I can actually justify my reasons to absolutely love the video.)

You make a good point, however it should be mentioned that the problem of burnout is a complex one, and it takes a complex approach to solve it. By which I mean you also need to fulfil your physical needs and social ones, as well as — as you mentioned — do things that have no other purpose other than fun. I think you said about it between the lines but perhaps it should be underlined a little more :)

I can totally see myself on this subject. Especially for someone pursuing an academic career, satellite interests are seen as time-losing activities. Having an academic career itself is a hard path to explain your "title" to society, having those stuff to your identity, people tend to think that you are good at nothing. I was having pottery classes and continuing my master's degree and at some point, I stopped going to art galleries, learning Italian and more importantly I gave up on pottery. This resulted in a very bad period of my life; burnout, depression etc. Hope this summer I will be back on track💪

I totally see these points. In my case, I hate being one-focused in university and try to swing around all my hobbies every week, but sometimes it feels like I'm abandoning the "main" thing because I'm not dedicating it as much time as the people around me. And still I can see that I am way more relaxed and not as burnt as them even though my results are not as brilliant (I don't want to be brilliant, I want to be happy)

This is really important because I notice everyday (because of school) I have stripped farther and farther away from my true self. I have been lacking with my outfits and makeup (which I love doing) because it seems to be a waste of time. I have made myself feel bad for having breaks, listening to music, watching shows and even creating art! This video was nice to see, I am still young also so I think I really should invest into the subjects I enjoy just to enjoy them. Nice video ! :)

i actually really like your videos, like a cup of tea. fresh, full of wisdom.

The R.C. Waldun content in my opinion is always freaking solid. Thanks man!! There's a lot of different reasons behind burnout so the solution isn't a one-size-fits-all thing but I honestly believe this solution you've offered is for me. Fingers crossed!!

As someone who has been very prone to falling into burn out from a very young age I realized a few years ago that no matter how much I need to meet any sort of deadline or goal it is CRUCIAL for me to schedule free time. Not time to sit on my phone and stuff but rather to do what I’m kinda itching to do at that exact moment sometimes that’s learning a skill and you know what sometimes that’s just finding a new musician or seeing my friends. Back in January I almost slipped into a massive burn out but was saved by starting crochet!! However I do find I put a lot of my identity into my interests I don’t let it limit my interests

Oh godammit you said what i needed to hear, I always felt like there was something missing and to be found, and it always bugged me. Thanks for sharing this amazing insight, its a valuable peace of life that you allowed me to solve.

I am so glad I found this channel. I was struggling so much with upholding my own label without realizing that I was doing it. Awesome channel; you’re simply brilliant.

its crazy how timely this video is, my life is taking a nosedive due to burnout and im very grateful for this message

I really needed this video. Right now, I'm not working, but even still I find myself feeling burnt out from reading/studying/writing/bettering myself because "I want to be a smart person" to the point where it consumes me. Sometimes "smart people" relax and enjoy themselves because you can't be perfect 100% of the time. Even though I know I was taught that in school from a young age, I think I (and many other people) forget that from time to time as we age into adults. To summarize -- thank you for making this video, Mr. Waldun, because it's very helpful to perfectionists to hear. ❤

Thanks for this perspective on burnout. I've heard it a handful of different ways, but this one resonated with me. It helped hearing you compare it to being stuck in a box/label and suggested doing "contradicting" things to get me out of the thought that I am *insert limiting label*. "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." 🤪

This is so true! Thanks for talking about this which is something I have thought about a little before but not to this extent. You’re very impressive to me and I really like you.

Woow. Tqsm for sharing:) Your vids always challenge my general ideas and I love having such space for contradictions.

this is what i've always thought and i'm really glad there are so many people who agree, thank you for another great video essay