About this episode
Guy Winch discusses the impact of work on personal life and offers strategies to prevent burnout.
Do you feel like work is taking over your life? Guy Winch is a psychologist and author of the book Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life. In this episode, Anne sits down with Guy at the annual TED conference in Vancouver to discuss the insidious ways work can follow you home and how to set boundaries to avoid burnout. They dig into the harmful effects of after-hours rumination, share practical rituals to help you separate work from the rest of your life, and offer tips on how to take a truly restorative vacation. Featured guest Follow Guy Winch on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at https://www.guywinch.com/ Buy Guy's book Mind Over Grind Connect with the team Follow Anne on Instagram and LinkedIn Follow Frances on Instagram and LinkedIn Watch Fixable videos on youtube.com/@TEDAudioCollective Visit Anne and Frances’ website Have a question you want Anne and Frances to solve? Email the team at fixable@ted.com or leave a voicemail at 234-349-2253 Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/fixable-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Anne
Guest: Guy Winch
Topics covered
- burnout
- work-life balance
- mental health
- setting boundaries
- restorative vacation
Keywords
- burnout
- work
- boundaries
- vacation
- mental health
- psychologist
- work-life balance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TED
Books & works: Mind Over Grind
Places: Vancouver
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