gettyThe number one problem I currently hear from portfolio managers, team members, and traders in financial markets is “burnout”. The symptoms of burnout are familiar: lowered energy, a sense of feeling overwhelmed, increased negativity, and difficulty initiating new efforts. In many ways, burnout is not so much the presence of huge negatives as the absence of positives. One major problem with burnout is that it is difficult to muster the energy to recharge once we reach low ebb. As Zaria Gorvett noted in an overview of burnout for BBC, an important antidote to burnout is being kind to ourselves.

Source: Forbes September 29, 2020 12:11 UTC