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Signs You May Be Burning Out—and What to Do About It

Now’s not the time to be a perfectionist, experts say.

Illustration: Oscar Bolton Green for Bloomberg Businessweek

With jobs and caregiving now often happening on the same couch at the same time, many workers are stuck in an unending grind. Here are some strategies for identifying and staving off burnout:

Burnout is a trifecta of indicators that arise from chronic work stress and that risk disconnecting you from your job, your friends, and your interests. The symptoms usually arrive in this order: