{"id":789,"date":"2020-10-29T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/2020\/10\/29\/how-to-prevent-burnout-real-examples-and-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T14:09:28","slug":"how-to-prevent-burnout-real-examples-and-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/2020\/10\/29\/how-to-prevent-burnout-real-examples-and-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Burnout: Real Examples and Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span class=\"rating-result mrp-filter before_content rating-result-1-13671\"> <span class=\"no-rating-results-text\">No ratings yet. Please rate this article at the end ?<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I hate the \u201chustle\u201d culture that\u2019s embedded in modern entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>What is it? It\u2019s the feeling that we should constantly be working. There\u2019s pressure to work while you\u2019re on vacation. In the back of an Uber for 30 minutes? That\u2019s time for a catchup call or to reply to emails.<\/p>\n<p>Can you relate to this feeling?<\/p>\n<p>I grew up with this mindset surrounding me. My parents were refugees who came to the USA with literally $0. The only thing they had was their work ethics. Having two jobs was normal. I only saw my parents on the weekends growing up.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurship is cool now. But the biggest influencers guilt people for vacations. You can\u2019t sleep without hearing a voice in the back of your head telling you to hustle harder.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the problem with this? <strong>Everyone\u2019s burned out and less effective.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The formal definition is: <em>Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged stress<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I know what burnout feels like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019d get easily triggered. I remember snapping at some of my ex-girlfriends and employees for no reason over the smallest things.<\/li>\n<li>I wouldn\u2019t feel any motivation to work. I\u2019d just want to get it over with, so I could distract myself with video games instead.<\/li>\n<li>My mind wouldn\u2019t be as sharp. I\u2019d forget things. It\u2019d be hard for me to work without wanting to distract myself every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Exhaustion. Not just my mind and my body, it felt like my soul itself was tired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a major societal problem. A recent survey showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/07\/28\/remote-work-burnout-is-growing-as-coronavirus-pandemic-stretches-on.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">69% of employees are experiencing burnout symptoms<\/a>. Japan has one of the longest working hours in the world. They also have one of the highest suicide rates in the world. There\u2019s a correlation.<\/p>\n<p>I suffered through burnouts throughout my career. I thought it was normal. All my peers would post updates at 2 am about how they\u2019re \u201cgrinding.\u201d They\u2019d mention they\u2019ll sleep when they\u2019re dead.<\/p>\n<p>But then I\u2019d find out some of the consequences behind the scenes. Some people would turn to alcohol and drugs to cope. Depression is rampant in this space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I knew this lifestyle wasn\u2019t sustainable, but I couldn\u2019t escape the guilt that I had to keep pushing the gas pedal harder.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One thing that really helped me was hearing an interview with Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Eight hours of sleep makes a big difference for me, and I try hard to make that a priority. For me, that\u2019s the needed amount to feel energized and excited.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mostly, as any of us go through our lives, we don\u2019t need to maximize the number of decisions we make per day. Making a small number of key decisions well is more important than making a large number of decisions. If you shortchange your sleep, you might get a couple of extra \u201cproductive\u201d hours, but that productivity might be an illusion. When you\u2019re talking about decisions and interactions, quality is usually more important than quantity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bezos is the richest man on the planet. Here he is telling me it\u2019s OK to sleep 8 hours a night. You have to optimize your life so you can make the best decisions possible.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few years, I learned that I wasn\u2019t alone. Books such as <a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World\" href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/go\/deep-work-rules-focused-success-distracted-world\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deep Work<\/a>, <a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results\" href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/go\/one-thing-surprisingly-simple-truth-behind-extraordinary-results\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The One Thing<\/a>, and <a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less\" href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/go\/essentialism-disciplined-pursuit-less\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essentialism<\/a> showed me that there was a better, and more effective way to work.<\/p>\n<p>An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It\u2019s better to start with a mindset of preventing burnout than using more energy to cure it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to share with you 5 strategies for preventing burnout and making you a more effective worker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong><em>This is written from my current experience. You might not be in a position to cut back on hours at work, or you can\u2019t afford to delegate now. It\u2019s ok \u2013 I couldn\u2019t either at the beginning. My goal is to share with you my philosophy, and give you something to work<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/307ntl34wci12hk39n1c9pfv-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608-1030x689.jpg\" class=\"ncube-custom-class aligncenter wp-image-13674 size-large sp-no-webp\" id=\"newsletter\" height=\"689\" width=\"1030\"><\/p>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@punttim?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Tim Gouw<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-in-white-shirt-using-macbook-pro-52608\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.wgk2fnh5kqpz\">5 Ways to Reduce and Prevent Burnout<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"h.gm1onr57fyx9\">1. Your Health Comes First, Always<\/h3>\n<p>I remember going on my first airplane ride. There was an announcement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn case of an emergency, you should put your oxygen mask on first, and <strong>then<\/strong>\u00a0your child\u2019s.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s weird; shouldn\u2019t the child get the mask first since they\u2019re the weakest? I didn\u2019t have a laptop to distract me back then, so I stewed on this question for the next hour.<\/p>\n<p>Then, it hit me. By attending to your own needs first, it makes sure that you\u2019re in a position to take care of your child. If you become incapacitated due to no oxygen, then you\u2019re useless.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve ingrained this lesson in me that health comes first. You can\u2019t be an effective boss, husband, or parent if you\u2019re unhealthy and sleep-deprived.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to have good health is to maintain standards for yourself. Create habits and track them using a <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/personal-kpi-dashboard\/\">Personal KPI dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Weekly Health Standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In bed by 9 pm. I don\u2019t wake up to an alarm.<\/li>\n<li>Stretch 20 minutes a day.<\/li>\n<li>Intermittent fasting. I cook almost daily. Low sugar. Lots of veggies. Avoid processed foods. I have an avocado, kimchi, and bone broth daily.<\/li>\n<li>Meditate 20 minutes every morning.<\/li>\n<li>Jiujitsu 3x a week. Full body workout 1x a week.<\/li>\n<li>Spend 1 hour a week in nature every Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Life\u2019s unpredictable. It\u2019s kinda like riding a boat in the ocean. I can\u2019t predict the weather or the waves.<\/p>\n<p>I can control the type of ship that I\u2019m on. Being in peak physical\/mental health means I\u2019m on a sturdy ship.<\/p>\n<p>Health comes first isn\u2019t a saying. I always meditate and run every morning. If I wake up late, I have to meditate and run first.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I\u2019ll have to work throughout the weekend. I\u2019ll take Monday or Tuesday off to recuperate, even if work\u2019s piling up.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what it means when health comes first. If I\u2019m not at my best, I\u2019ll end up making bad decision that\u2019ll hurt me long term.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.p75lfteyh8d2\"><strong>2. Set Upper Boundaries Around Your Work <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>My college professors would tell us that we had two weeks to write a paper. It took exactly two weeks for me to write that paper.<\/p>\n<p>If they told me I had three days to write a paper, then I\u2019d find a way to get it done in three days.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s <strong>Parkinson\u2019s Law:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201c<em>work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set boundaries around your work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train yourself to think in terms of outcomes, not time. No one gives a shit how hard you work. <strong>The world rewards results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I work around 40-55 hours a week. This is where I\u2019m the most effective because I\u2019m consistent. I don\u2019t get burned out at this rate.<\/p>\n<p>Having a constraint makes me creative. I\u2019m not throwing more effort or hours at my problems. The constraint forces me to use leverage. It forces me to delegate and systemize, rather than attacking my problems with brute force.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what a typical day looks like for me.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/307ntl34wci12hk39n1c9pfv-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-13670 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"download\"><\/p>\n<p>Most people think of \u201cwork\u201d as what they do on the laptop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I view \u201cwork\u201d as anything that contributes to me getting results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going to the gym is <strong>work<\/strong>. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t skip workouts. It\u2019s essential. Same with me getting 8 hours of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>They make me more <strong>effective<\/strong>\u00a0when I\u2019m actually doing what\u2019s important.<\/p>\n<p>You might be wondering about weekends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday is where I refuel my gas tank<\/strong>. I don\u2019t do any work on Saturdays. I go to BJJ. I try to see my parents. I watch Netflix with the lady. I play my PS4. We\u2019ll eat out at a restaurant. I work my ass off the entire week so that I can enjoy my Saturday guilt-free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday is where I sharpen the axe. <\/strong>I\u2019ll do some planning for the week. We\u2019ll run some errands. I\u2019ll occasionally work on Sundays, but only on tasks that I\u2019m excited about.<br \/>A key to the process is to actually <strong>work <\/strong>when it\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think that many people actually \u201cwork\u201d 16 hours a day. First, a lot of it is virtue signaling. They\u2019re trying to signal that they\u2019re hard-working.<\/p>\n<p>Second, have you actually seen how some people \u201cwork?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re working with distracting tabs open. They\u2019re interrupted every few minutes by email or Slack. There are useless meetings throughout the day (meetings to discuss the agenda for the next meeting).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more like twelve hours of work. Three hours actually working, and the rest of the 9 hours fucking around.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.hry6q0jvsgmc\">3. Find The One Thing<\/h3>\n<p>Priority is a singular word. It means \u201cThe first thing.\u201d It wasn\u2019t until the 1900\u2019s that managers started using the term \u201cPriorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can\u2019t have multiple first things.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>So most of us have this endless to do list. I don\u2019t know about you, but I get anxiety whenever I see a list that\u2019s too big.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to show you how to tackle it.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re starting a new e-commerce store. Kids are staying at home doing virtual learning. The chances are that they\u2019re working on the kitchen table. You want to start creating ergonomic desks for kids.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s generate a to-do list:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Design a logo for the business<\/li>\n<li>Build a landing page<\/li>\n<li>Interview different parents about their children\u2019s virtual learning setups<\/li>\n<li>Sketch out different desk designs<\/li>\n<li>Start trying to find manufacturers on Alibaba.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which one should you do first?<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019d start with #3 because it\u2019s the most impactful<\/strong>. Doing these interviews will let you know whether or not there even is a demand. Perhaps you\u2019ll find an even better opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, most people would focus on the low impact work such as designing a logo or sketching out desks.<\/p>\n<p>Designing a logo is fun. You can upload it online, poll people, and get that dopamine fix. Interviewing people is hard.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re programmed to seek out what\u2019s comfortable.<br \/><strong><br \/>Fight this temptation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burnout happens when we\u2019re constantly working and not making progress. We don\u2019t make progress because we tend to work on low impact tasks, rather than the ones that make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Try this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Decide Your 1 Thing for tomorrow. The one task that will make the biggest impact.<\/li>\n<li>Do your morning routine. <strong>DO NOT <\/strong>check social media, email, or anything distracting. Let your distracting monkey stay sleeping.<\/li>\n<li>Block off 4 hours to work on that one task.<\/li>\n<li>Block ANYTHING distracting. I use <a href=\"https:\/\/getcoldturkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ColdTurkey<\/a>\u00a0for websites. My phone is OFF in a different room.<\/li>\n<li>Work. You might feel uncomfortable being so focused. That\u2019s good. You\u2019re stretching your focus muscles. <strong>Keep at it. <\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Marvel at the results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Less, but better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.744ijs1xl5d5\">4. Understand Leverage: Automate and Delegate<\/h3>\n<p>Leverage is the mechanism you use to amplify results.<\/p>\n<p>A musician spends 3 hours playing at a local coffee shop. 20 people hear it.<\/p>\n<p>Another musician spends 3 hours playing a song and editing a video. They upload it on YouTube. 55,000 people see it.<\/p>\n<p>The same amount of \u201ceffort\u201d went into both, but the leverage of YouTube gave different results.<\/p>\n<p>Leverage is a concept. It comes in different forms.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest to understand is people\/labor.<\/p>\n<p>I love:<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategy and planning.<\/li>\n<li>Writing blog posts\/newsletters<\/li>\n<li>Copywriting<\/li>\n<li>Marketing angles<\/li>\n<li>Optimizing anything<\/li>\n<li>Looking at data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<li>Uploading ads to a platform<\/li>\n<li>Anything dealing with finances<\/li>\n<li>Emails and customer service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Imagine if my day was full of meetings, uploading ads, doing my taxes, and doing customer service emails. Fuck my life. I\u2019d be miserable, and I\u2019d burn out easily.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s something interesting.<\/p>\n<p>I would rather spend 10 hours a day doing things I love than 5 hours a day doing things I hate. For every task that I hate doing, I can find someone else that loves doing it.<\/p>\n<p>I love how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benfrancis.com\/article\/why-i-stepped-down-as-gymshark-ceo\/\">Founder and CEO of GymShark stepped down<\/a>. Being a CEO meant he had to do a ton of things he didn\u2019t love, and that he wasn\u2019t the best at. He hired Reebook\u2019s former head of Europea sales to become the CEO of Gymshark. He decided to create a role for himself as the Chief Brand Officer. Ben spends his day doing all the activities that he loves.<\/p>\n<p>If the role of a CEO can be delegated \/ outsourced, that means you\u2019re able to delegate more tasks than you realize.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always thinking about <strong>leverage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I could spend 2 hours every week doing a task, or I can spend 4 hours <em>once <\/em>to train someone else to do it. We can create an SOP and\/or a screencast so the process stays even if the employee leaves.<\/li>\n<li>I could learn how to do my own bookkeeping and save $200 a month. But that time I\u2019ll invest in bookkeeping means I\u2019m not focusing on my <strong>strengths<\/strong>. I can save $200, but at what cost?<\/li>\n<li>Finally, think about business models. There\u2019s no leverage or scale in anything that\u2019s a 1 on 1 service. That\u2019s why I\u2019m seeing a <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Trends\" href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/go\/trends\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">trend<\/a> where people are switching from agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/dropservicing\/\">productized services<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s weird, but you have to develop this mentality of being \u201clazy.\u201d Don\u2019t bulldoze your way into a task. Think about how you can get a good outcome with minimal effort.<\/p>\n<p>Anything that doesn\u2019t involve creativity needs to be delegated ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>Software can automate so much these days. I\u2019ve invested time in using Zapier and IFTTT to automate as much as I can.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s hard for me to burn out if I\u2019m doing the tasks I love.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also delegating as much of my personal life as possible.<\/p>\n<p>We hired someone that cleans my home every week for $100. My mom thinks it\u2019s a waste of money. I don\u2019t. She saves me 5 hours every Saturday. That\u2019s 5 hours I can use to recover. I can use that energy to make way more than $100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/systemsandsops\/\">The Complete Guide to Creating Systems and SOP\u2019s in Your Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/307ntl34wci12hk39n1c9pfv-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3791129-332x500.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13675 ncube-custom-class sp-no-webp\" height=\"500\" width=\"332\"><\/p>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@olly?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Andrea Piacquadio<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/shocked-female-worker-in-modern-workplace-3791129\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.b1h0dqhhms5q\">5. Does this Spark Joy? If Not, then the Answer\u2019s No.<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cThe difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say \u2018no\u2019 to almost everything.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Warren Buffett<\/p>\n<p>As you become successful and build a reputation, you\u2019ll start becoming a magnet for opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone will want a piece of you. It\u2019s going to be tempting for you to say yes to everything. Resist this temptation.<\/p>\n<p>Saying yes to every opportunity that comes your way is like eating everything at a buffet. You\u2019ll spread yourself too thin.<\/p>\n<p>I understand if it\u2019s hard to say no. Some of us are natural people pleasers. We don\u2019t want to disappoint someone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time is the most valuable thing I have. Every time I say yes to someone, it means I\u2019m saying no to some of my own goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be greedy with your time and mental energy.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a rule that I adapted from Marie Kondo (author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing\/dp\/1607747308\">The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>If any item in her home doesn\u2019t \u201cspark joy,\u201d she throws it out. So if an opportunity doesn\u2019t \u201cspark joy,\u201d then the answer\u2019s no.<\/p>\n<p>I had a lot of trouble learning how to say no. Here\u2019s a simple script to help you:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Thanks so much for this opportunity. I\u2019m sorry, but I can\u2019t commit to this. My plate\u2019s completely full right now, and I have to focus.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>Use the spark joy mentality everywhere in your life.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve written on this blog consistently since 2012. There were times where I burned out from writing and wanted to quit. What helped me was being more selective about what I choose to write about.<\/p>\n<p>I could get more SEO traffic if I started writing more of what Google wants.<br \/>I could earn more affiliate commission if I started reviewing different internet marketing tools.<\/p>\n<p>But those don\u2019t \u201cspark joy.\u201d I rather write about topics that I\u2019m curious and excited about. And hopefully, that attracts a tribe of like-minded me. That\u2019s how I\u2019ll be able to write for the next decade.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.p2e5e1u085tf\">What are the Terms?<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a concept I learned from Shaan on the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehustle.co\/my-first-million-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My First Million podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You tell me the deal, and I\u2019ll tell you the terms.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So many of us are focused on the deal that we don\u2019t think about the <strong>bigger picture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You want to make $500,000 a year. Ok, awesome. Well, what are the terms?<\/p>\n<p>You work 90+ hours a week. You\u2019re obese. You end up divorced. You\u2019re miserable and depressed.<\/p>\n<p>Do you still want that? I wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Think about the life you want, and then reverse engineer it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@olly?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Andrea Piacquadio<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/sad-mature-businessman-thinking-about-problems-in-living-room-3772618\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rating-form mrp-filter after_content\">\n<h4>Please rate this article &#8211; it helps me know what to write!<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/charlesngo.com\/preventing-burnout\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}