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How to Tell if You're About to Burn Out

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Exercise 1　Vocabulary

I write several sentenses using these words.
And a tutor refines them if they need.

1. prolonged

   長期の、長引く(形容詞)　長い時間あるいは通常より長く続く
   Disputing between my parents have been prolonged.

2. concentrate

   集中する(動詞)　ある人の注意が特別なものの方に向くこと
   I tend to get angry while I concentrate on something.

3. irritate

   痛めつける、イライラさせる(動詞)　体の一部に不快感や痛みを生ずること、誰かを少し怒らせること
   My dog irritates us when she is only in our house.

4. culprit

   原因(名詞)　問題を生じさせる人やもの
   The culprit behind my relavents' disputing are often for ownerships of estates.

5. psychotherapist

   心理療法士(名詞)　薬よりも話し合いを通じて精神薄弱に対して対処する人
   My brother used to visit a psychoterapist because his work irriteted his mind a lot.

Exercise 2　Article

I summarize the article points and express my impression.
Besides, if there are words that I couldn't understand, I write down their words here and study them.

• Summarized in a few lines
  This article is touching about how to get burn out and to recover from it.
  Feeling very tired, not being happy, not being interested in your job. Those are typical symptoms of burned out.
  The best way to escape from burn out, you have to reduce something you get stresses.
  
  
• My Impression
  I feel that article much. When I was in one hard project and about to reach the deadline, I was working almost around the clock every day. So, I got feeling so tired and being not able to think anything while I worked. After then, I started to have bad dreams every night. Finally, I didn't get falling asleep. That was 3 years ago.

• Words I haven't understood before much
  recover 回復する、取り戻す、立ち直る
  stressful ストレスの多い

Exercise 3　Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

1. Have you ever experienced burnout? If so, please share your experience.

    My Answer:
   Yes, I've experienced burnout. In fact, It's not so bad, but I sometimes go to a hospital specializes in sleeping.

2. Would you be interested in reading The Burnout Solution? Why? Why not?

    My Answer:
   I won't it because I already get to be recovered from it.

3. What are your favorite ways to relax? Please explain your answer.

   My Answer:
   I love to go to hot springs and stay there slowly. I've heard that some of foreigners don't tend to take a bath and do wash only taking shower. They take it and wash their body as soon as possible, don't it?

4. Are there any hobbies that you'd like to take up? If so, what are they? Please explain your answer.

   My Answer:
   It's suddenly, I want to become a DJ. But only in my house or do a barbeque with my friends. I bought this laptop for doing mixing musics, so I bought a turntable at the same time. But I totally haven't practied it.

5. Who's the first person you talk to when you have a problem? Why?

   My Answer:
   It's according to problems. If it's about my job, I talk to my coworkers. If it's about my life, I talk to my wife. I want to talk anything to my wife, but she can't understand about my job very much. But she is good listenative person.

Exercise 4　Further Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

1. Would you describe your job as stressful? Please explain your answer.

    My Answer:
   According to terms. If we're about to release products, it would be stressful.

2. What do you do when you have trouble concentrating at work? Please explain your answer.

    My Answer:
   I sometimes go to smoking area. But I understand that is bad habit.

3. Which of your managers or coworkers is the easiest to talk to? Please explain your answer.

    My Answer:
   They're coworkers. My boss is pretty terrible for work.

4. What advice would you give to a friend who's under a lot of stress? Why?

    My Answer:
   Somehow I tell my friend "you must get destress immediately.”

5. Which of the people you know would you say has the least stressful job? Please explain your answer.

    My Answer:
   I think there is no job which has no stressful. But I guess politicians who have no task doesn't have stress much.

Exercise 5　Quotes

I answer these indicaded questions.

1. Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long. – Michael Gungor.

    My Thought:
   My thought is opposite from it. I think it happens when you try to be human for too long. Humanity is maybe to do something helpful for others. If you do it too hard, you get burned out.

2. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list. – Michelle Obama.

    My Thought:
   I can't understand what that means. Is it said that you are better to work at relaxed place? If so, It's sure totally. That's the most important thing that actually you can get comfortable.