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Depression—which often culminates in burnout—follows from overexcited, overdriven, excessive self-reference that has assumed destructive traits. The exhausted, depressive achievement-subject grinds itself down, so to speak. It is tired, exhausted by itself, and at war with itself. Entirely incapable of stepping outward, of standing outside itself, of relying on the Other, on the world, it locks its jaws on itself; paradoxically, this leads the self to hollow and empty out. It wears out in a rat race it runs against itself.
The Burnout Society
Han, Byung-Chul;
These three short phrases—be present, open up, do what matters—pretty much summarize the whole ACT model. The greater our ability to be present and open up, the easier it is to unhook from difficult thoughts and feelings and interrupt our away moves. And the more we do what matters, the better life gets.
The Happiness Trap
Russ Harris
For a start, a life task **will be something you can accomplish "only by effort and with difficulty,"** as Jung puts it – and specifically, I'd say, with that feeling of "good difficulty" that comes from pushing back against your conditioned preferences for comfort and security.
Find the Life Task
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