• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Burnout expert says 20% rule will prevent you from getting too stressed at work

Home> Lifestyle

Published 13:21 3 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Burnout expert says 20% rule will prevent you from getting too stressed at work

The burnout expert says it is a 'very, very achievable' method to protect your wellbeing

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Burnout is real guys. Sure, a lot of people might feel a bit tired out or just over their job the end of the day.

But burnout is a whole other level. NHS say it is the result ‘of a prolonged period of stress which negatively affects your wellbeing’.

Having emotional, behavioural and physical symptoms, it can be subtle at first but the NHS say these can ‘progressively deteriorate and become overwhelming’.

So, it’s important to take measures to look after yourself if you find that work is getting a bit too much.

Advert

Over on TikTok, Dr Clair Ashley gives ‘burnout, stress and career’ advice to people working ‘high demand jobs’.

A ‘burnout expert’, she claims the ’20 percent rule’ will reduce your risk of being burnt out.

Burnout is very, very real.
Getty Stock Photo

She explains the method: “If you spend 20 percent of your time at work doing work that is personally meaningful for yourself, you will reduce your burnout risk by 50 percent.”

That includes work that ‘gets you out of bed in the morning’ or ‘puts fire in your belly’, not that fills you with dread.

Advert

And Dr Ashley claims that this is ‘very, very achievable’ to do.

She explains the study comes from a ‘huge American study’ on doctors, which was conducted in 2009, where they found '20 percent is the sweet spot and doing more than 20 percent didn’t have any further benefit on burnout risk'.

Also those spending less than 20 percent had 'higher rates of burnout'.

Dr Ashley advises you to think about what ‘personally meaningful work’ actually means to you, and to audit how much time you’re spending doing that at the moment.

“And thirdly, think about you could tweak your role or set some goals so that you could aim for a promotion, or a side-step, or get some additional responsibilities, or go on a course, or do some professional development – anything that gets you to that 20 percent mark." she said.

Advert

She says the target is 'very achievable'.
TikTok / @drclaireashley

“Because it will reduce your burnout risk by 50 percent.”

Obviously, not everyone is going to be working in jobs where they can manage their time like this, but it is a beneficial practice if you can get it in.

And one user wrote: “It doesn’t protect you from toxic management though, which caused my burnouts.”

One even asked: “What about when your job is rubbish and you literally do it because it’s the only job you could get and you find none of it meaningful?”

Advert

I mean, it might be worth looking elsewhere again if that’s how you really feel.

And a lucky user wrote: “Very blessed to say I finally found a job where I love like 70 percent of my tasks.”

To which Dr Ashley replied: “This is great! Hold onto that job.”

Featured Image Credit: TikTok / @drclaireashley / Getty Stock Photo

Topics: Health, TikTok, Mental Health

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

11 hours ago
17 hours ago
18 hours ago
  • 11 hours ago

    'Smoking couple' on TUI plane turn airport into 'warzone' as Brits stranded for 17 hours and flight abandoned

    A couple were kicked off the flight after being caught smoking in the bathroom

    Lifestyle
  • 17 hours ago

    Cruise worker explains reality of 'free-for-all' dating between employees onboard ships

    Apparently there's such a thing as a 'ship wife'

    Lifestyle
  • 17 hours ago

    Flight attendant reveals why passengers are always asked to open window on takeoff and landing

    Maybe that window seat isn't so great after all

    Lifestyle
  • 18 hours ago

    Royal Caribbean cruises ban much loved passenger event over ship damage fear

    The controversial move has left cruise goers divided

    Lifestyle
  • Expert explains whether 'bed rotting' trend will actually make you feel better
  • Expert issues stark warning over easily missed sign you could have developed life-threatening disease
  • Expert reveals common mistakes people make at work that can stop you getting that promotion
  • Doctor explains the six things you should try if you suffer from headaches after too much screentime at work