Exhausted?

Overcoming the energy slump and gaining new strengthWe live in times of exhaustion - the work-life balance is no longer right, the world situation is weighing on our minds. And yet this state of powerlessness is a timeless phenomenon. In short chapters, Anna K. Schaffner takes us through the ages and to a variety of remedies and therapies. She combines psychological, philosophical, sociological and cultural research findings on stress and burnout with insights into the minds of burnt-out monks, matte melancholics and the chronically tired.exhaustion always has internal and external causes. To overcome it, we need a mixture of old and new knowledge and various mental strategies. Above all, however, we need a change of perspective. - For anyone who wants to change their lifestyle - A clever book that brings together new and old findings from psychology, sociology, philosophy and cultural history in a lively way and takes them further - For readers of Erling Kagge, Claudia Hammond and Jenny Odell.