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Many have come to accept feelings of exhaustion as normal and expected.

Doing less might sound impossible, but it is a realistic solution to burnout.

Doing less is tantamount to self-care; it's a kindness to ourselves we all deserve.

Our days are full of countless tasks and endless responsibilities. We have come to accept feelings of exhaustion as normal and expected. We even have adages to describe these experiences: “spreading ourselves thin” and “burning the candle at both ends.”

Though our intentions are good, living life this way often translates to a subpar performance on most of our daily duties. If we take on too much, we simply can’t do it all. What’s the solution?

Do less. It might sound impossible, but doing less is actually a realistic solution to burnout. This is not a new idea.

In the 1800s, Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, developed what would come to be known as the Pareto........

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