Several weeks ago I set my phone to sleep from 6pm to 1pm the next day, so I don't get any notifications.... Only important ones, that I select get through.

It was wearing me out thinking I have to be available during every waking minute.. I don't start or stop working at those hours necessarily... But 6pm is a good time to stop I believe... and 1pm is when I start my bigger projects and work on them for five or six hours.. I don't like to get an endless stream of alerts. It gives me a proper ending time, which I think is very important.

Can math help predict burnout before we reach the breaking point?

Burnout usually feels as though it happens suddenly—but the pressure, exhaustion, and stress have often been accumulating for quite some time. In this video, I explore how dynamic calculus can help us think about burnout as a changing system rather than a single event.

It’s another fascinating example of how mathematics can explain experiences that seem deeply personal and difficult to measure.

Have you ever looked back and realized the warning signs of burnout were there long before you noticed them?

Watch Predicting Burnout Through Dynamic Calculus here: