#2 The Science of Burnout - Dr Tom Buckley

When was the last time you came close to burning out?

In this podcast Andrew is joined by Dr Tom Buckley and the pair talk all things burnout, from Dr Tom’s experience with burnout working in the healthcare industry to the 5 factors they emphatically state will prevent you from burning out if you build them into your life.

The 5 factors include Purpose Alignment, Active Recovery, Restorative Sleep, Physiological Capacity and Social Connectedness

Andrew and Dr Tom have been working together for 17 years under 5 different business iterations, with a mutual interest and desire to bridge the gap between the science of human performance and the reality of the human experience.

They have discovered a fine dance between pushing the body’s physical and psychological resources to stretch and not snap.

You can download the Burnout Proof whitepaper by visiting andrewmay.com/burnoutproof

In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:

4:40 What is burnout?

11:00 Burnout is more than just work

16:15 Andrew and Dr Tom's work with burnout

29:30 Has Dr Tom been burnt out?

44:45 The 5 factors to inoculate you against burnout