128: Burned out? You're over-available to everyone & everything, here's weird things I’m doing.

WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas

WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
128: Burned out? You're over-available to everyone & everything, here's weird things I’m doing.
Jan 22, 2026 Episode 128
Elaine Lou Cartas

Main Points

Burnout seems to be a trending word, so what do we do? It’s not about working harder. In this episode I share:

  • Why you SHOULDN’T be doing a lot in 1 day (it takes ~ 23 minutes to refocus)
  • Why “doing nothing” is actually how clarity forms (there’s science behind it)
  • Why and how over-availability becomes a survival skill especially for women
  • My results of when I stopped designing my life around “urgency”

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