#58 The Science of Burnout and How to Become Burnout Proof - Dr Tom Buckley

Andrew and Dr Tom have been working together for 19 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 bend and not break, to stretch and not snap.The 5 factors to become Burnout Proof include Down Regulation, Physiological Capacity, Personal Productivity, Social Connectedness and Purpose Alignment,  In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss: 4:00 The definition of burnout and the human energy crisis 9:30 Burnout statistics and the difference between the younger and older generations 14:00 Is lack of recovery and respite causing burnout? And the client that had to leave his career 19:30 The importance of heart rate, organisational burnout and the 5 factors to make you Burnout Proof 23:15 The 1st factor – Down Regulating 38:55 The 2nd factor – Physiological Capacity 47:15 Kids drinking Prime and the effects of caffeine 53:50 The 3rd factor  - Personal Productivity 1:04:50 The 4th factor - Social Connectedness 1:18:00 The 5th factor - Purpose Alignment 1:32:30 Angela Poon and Shannon Frost’s reflections   You can download the Burnout Proof whitepaper by visiting andrewmay.com/burnoutproof   Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://www.andrewmay.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Follow StriveStronger: https://www.instagram.com/strive.stronger/ If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.