How specialization can lead to burn-out

Enlarge this image Workers assembling control units for tanks and aircrafts in 1943. Hulton Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archives/Getty Images Workers assembling control units for tanks and aircrafts in 1943. Hulton Archives/Getty Images Half of all workers are showing signs of burnout according to a survey of international workers. Burnout can come from feeling detached from your work’s purpose, having too much work, or … from specialization. Today on the show, we speak with Shigehiro Oishi, author of Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life. Related episodes: Is endless vacation a scam? (Apple / Spotify) Why we work so much For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Sponsor Message