All That Glitters...

False cures are like a desert mirage to a person dying of thirst. Through the heat of burnout, you’ll see these enticing, candy-coated cures shimmering in the distance— and they look like magical solutions to all your problems.

But beware, friends, all that glitters is most definitely not gold. 

LINKS

Why Reaching Your Goals Won’t Make You Happier

https://www.fastcompany.com/90318268/why-reaching-your-goals-wont-make-you-happier

The Neurobiology of Addiction

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826825/

Targeting the Oxytocis System to Treat Addictive Disorders: Rationale and Progress to Date.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815424/

Psychology Today. Understanding the Dynamics of Workaholism. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-workaholics/201112/understanding-the-dynamics-workaholism

Why Being Bored Might Not Be a Bad Thing After All. Academy of Management. https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amd.2017.0033

The Audre Lorde Project. Breaking Isolation: Self Care and Community Care Tools For Our People. https://alp.org/breaking-isolation-self-care-and-community-care-tools-our-people