Burnout
by Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski
100% recommend
"This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men--and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. The gap between what it's really like to be a woman and what people expect women to be is a primary cause of burnout, because we exhaust ourselves trying to close the space between the two. How can you "love your body" when everything around you tells you you're inadequate? How do you "lean in" at work when you're already giving 110% and aren't recognized for it? How can you live happily and
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…to become a founder in the first place. 1. The Self-Compassion Skills Workbook by Tim Desmond 2. Path of Compassion by Thich Nhat Hanh 3. The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, Philippa Perry 4. Burnout by Emily Nagoski 5. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsay C. Gibson 6. Self-Compassion, Dr. Kristin Neff 7. How to Keep House While Drowning, KC Davis 8. Deploy Empathy, Michele…
on “Ask HN: What books helped you in your entrepreneurship journey?” ↗Another good one by Emily Nagoski with her sister Amelia is "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle". It really helped me understand better how to deal with stress, burnout, and how to talk about it at work.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2022 and recommend for 2023” ↗