Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition. TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’ www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...

Returning to work can be hard after any illness or injury. Evidence suggests that returning after burnout can be especially hard. This issue looks at why, and discusses ways to improve the return-to-work experience for workers who have been recovering from #burnout. mindonthejob.com/blog/2026/01...

Listen to @drbensearle.bsky.social describe some of the obstacles to burnout recovery, and a few ways to overcome them mindonthejob.com/blog/2026/01...

"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"

Happy New Year! 🎉 Read about my AI-FREE GUARANTEE and why I believe you get better value hiring consultants who commit to it. mindonthejob.com/services-2/a... It isn't a new year's resolution (or even a change in my practice), but it's a commitment I'd like to see more people make in 2026.

Happy New Year! 🎉 Read about my AI-FREE GUARANTEE and why I believe you get better value hiring consultants who commit to it. mindonthejob.com/services-2/a... It isn't a new year's resolution (or even a change in my practice), but it's a commitment I'd like to see more people make in 2026.

Happy #Runescape: Shadows of Amascut Day (US Observed)! Please enjoy this tale of cultures in the throes of upheaval, many shades of grief, a very spooky desert that's a bit Fantasy Ancient Egypt and a bit haunted house, and dog things *you should not pet!*

low key convinced all the talk about how to reset your nervous system is capitalist propaganda tbh

In this holiday issue of Read Before Burning, I discuss why holidays don't cure burnout and suggest some ways to make the best of your break from work. #psychology #iopsychology #burnout #psychology mindonthejob.com/blog/2025/12...

“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

Excited that a focal article "I-O Psychology and Labor: Benign Neglect, Antipathy, and Missed Opportunities" w Joel Lefkowitz, Tom Kochan, & Wayne Cascio got accepted for IOP. If you're interested in organized labor, please consider submitting a commentary. #laborsky www.siop.org/publication/...

Burnout isn't about how much grit or willpower someone has. It is a mismatch between human needs and workplace demands. Here's what can be done about it. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

As an organisational psychologist, the question is, “So are you, like, really good at being organised?” Org psy is a broad field with many specialty areas, I’d be happy to about them if you asked. (Also, no. I am now good at being organised)

In a way it's nice to be understood, even if the understanding shows how flawed you are

@drbensearle.bsky.social hey, thanks for your research into burnout! It’s really validating and while i had the best of intentions to do #recovember, last month actually turned out to be hell NOvember. So I’m setting my coordinates for this month, and day 2 is thank someone. That’s you! Ta!

Sat down for a great chat with @drbensearle.bsky.social about burnout, what it is, where it comes from and why so many people seem to be hitting that wall. Just an honest look at the psychological triggers, the emotional patterns and subtle signs. #podcast #burnout open.spotify.com/episode/4q0S...

I had a great chat about burnout with Adam from @goodtotalk.bsky.social that covered the nature of burnout, wide range and varied presentation of burnout symptoms, some common causes, and some early warning signs. Plus some personal stories! Thanks!

What are the realities of burnout and personal disconnect? #podcast #mentalhealth #burnout

If you’ve followed my advice on days 25/26, you now have a hope-inspiring personal goal to work towards in December, and a plan for how to achieve it. For #Recovember 30, schedule time in your calendar to make your goal happen. Were any of my tips useful? If so, check out mindonthejob.com for more.

#Recovember Day 29: List 3 things from this month that went well. Daily gratitude (Day 5) is healthy, but you can also benefit by identifying three things you're glad went well this month. What were yours? I'll share mine in the comments! 1/4 #achievements #gratitude

#Recovember Day 28: Spend 30 min on a hobby or on arts/crafts. oops

We need to identify burnout earlier! In issue 6 of READ BEFORE BURNING, I explain why that's so important, present the results of my research study into early warning signs of #burnout, and discuss ways to use those signs for early recognition / intervention. mindonthejob.com/blog/2025/11...

We need to identify burnout earlier! In issue 6 of READ BEFORE BURNING, I explain why that's so important, present the results of my research study into early warning signs of #burnout, and discuss ways to use those signs for early recognition / intervention. mindonthejob.com/blog/2025/11...

#Recovember Day 25: Pick a goal you'd like to achieve. By setting specific, measurable goals, we gain a greater sense of what we should be doing and whether we’re making progress. But Snyder's Hope Theory reveals another benefit: #goals can help us feel hopeful. 1/2 #GoalSetting #goalsettingtips

Day 24 of #recovember: Try exercising during a break from work. (That's it, just what it says on the packet. Surely I don't need to explain them all?)

#Recovember Day 22: Schedule time to do a thing you keep avoiding. Do you have tasks that you've been avoiding? Have you been feeling ashamed about avoiding them? Today we're going to work on self-forgiveness. 1/5 #selfforgiveness #procrastination #Shame

On #recovember Day 5 I wrote about gratitude, and on Day 13 I wrote about kindness. Today (Day 21) I'm encouraging you to spend at least 5 min chatting about someone who helped you. Gratitude reflection diaries are beneficial. But why keep these reflections to yourself? #gratitude #psychology

#Recovember Day 20: Spend 30min improving personal strengths. If #mastery and #learning are good for daily recovery, is there a form of self-improvement that boosts recovery? The answer is yes, but you have to choose the right approach. 1/3 #strengths #characterstrengths #dailyrecovery

#Recovember Day 19: Ask someone for help (or offer help). On Day 10 I said it can help daily recovery to sometimes share details of what's causing you stress. Today I want you to actively seek help -- or to offer help to others. WAIT DON’T SKIP PAST! 1/3 mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

It's been over a year since Australia's Right to Disconnect laws came into effect. Today I joined Fiona Macdonald (Centre for Future Work) to chat with ABC Life Matters host Tegan Taylor about the impact of RtD laws and the challenges that still remain. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

I wrote about the stomach clenching reality of work now -- where rolling layoffs are the norm and no one feels secure in their job. Happy Monday! www.axios.com/2025/11/16/r...

Don't miss this ABC Radio National conversation about the early warning signs of #burnout, featuring me and Beyond Blue's Luke Martin in conversation with the ABC's Lisa Leong. #psychology #health #wellbeing #burnoutprevention www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

#Recovember Day 17: Assess your use of personal boundaries. Personal #boundaries are decisions about how you want to live your life, turned into rules you apply to yourself (not to others). Today we’ll look at how well you apply your personal boundaries. 1/5 #stress #stressmanagement #psychology

#Recovember day 16: Try a different kind of exercise. On Day 8 I told you exercise can reduce stress. Today, I'm suggesting you try a different kind of exercise. Intense aerobic exercise has stress-reducing benefits, but not everyone is healthy enough for this! Let's look at some alternatives. 1/3

We’re halfway through #Recovember! Back on Day 7 I wrote about the value of taking a realistic look at the work demands you were finding most stressful. Today, take your list of stressful work demands and sort each into one or more of three categories. 1/7 #stress #iopsychology #stressmanagement

#Recovember Day 14: Record next steps for incomplete goals. On Day 6 I explained why we keep thinking about incomplete tasks. The same is true of important goals. So even if we finish a task, we might still get intrusive thoughts about work if more tasks are needed to meet our goal. 1/2 #iopsych

#Recovember Day 13: List 3 people who have shown you kindness. November 13 is World Kindness Day, so I have (kindly?) two kindness-based challenges for you today. 1/5 #kindness #psychology #wellbeing #gratitude mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

#Recovember Day 12. Take 30+ min to learn about a topic of interest. Mastery activities (ones that bring feelings of accomplishment, see #Recovember Day 4) promote better recovery outcomes than passive activities like staring at a screen. #iopsychology #stress mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

#Recovember Day 11: Rest & reset after difficult tasks The harder a task is (even if the difficulty is making ourselves get started), the more energy it drains. So when we finish a difficult task, it’s ok to take a proper rest to recover some of that spent energy. mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

November is #Recovember, a time to talk about ways to improve wellbeing and reduce risk of burnout by improving our day-to-day recovery from work demands. To participate, share the schedule, tell us what you’ve done to boost your recovery, and include the hashtag #RECOVEMBER. #occupationalhealth

Day 10 of #Recovember: Tell someone 3 things you find stressful On Day 7 we discussed listing stressful work demands. Today, we'll share some items from that list with others. I'm going to talk about the barriers to doing this as well as the benefits. 1/3 #stress mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

#Recovember Day 9: Share a personal boundary On Day 1 we did personal boundaries - rules we apply to ourselves and decisions we make about how we want to live our lives. My example was deciding that you’re not going to check work emails after 6pm. 1/4 #psychology mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

#Recovember Day 8: Get some exercise. This is nice and simple. Exercise appears to help us deal with stress. It makes our bodies and minds a little more resilient, and also improves our short-term responses to work stressors. So go get some exercise today! 1/2 mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

#Recovember Day 7: List 5+ stressful work demands Just a few days ago I wanted you to focus on the positive, so why would I encourage you to focus on "stressors" (things that cause you stress)? This one will take longer to explain. 1/8 #stress #burnout #iopsychology mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

Don't miss this ABC Radio National conversation about the early warning signs of #burnout, featuring me and Beyond Blue's Luke Martin in conversation with the ABC's Lisa Leong. #psychology #health #wellbeing #burnoutprevention www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

#Recovember Day 6: Record the next steps for incomplete tasks. Do you ever get so involved in your work that, while off-duty, you keep thinking about incomplete tasks? If so, I have a great hack for you: a little post-work planning can help you to switch off. 1/4 mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...

So this should have been #recovember Day 5 instead of 6. Trying to post for different time zones on different platforms. #iopsychology #occupationalhealthpsychology #recovery

Blast, this should be Day 5, not Day 6. Trying to arrange my posts to cater for different time zones.

#Recovember Day 6: List 3 things you are grateful for What's so great about gratitude? Paying attention to positive things in life can be a very powerful mental practice. A daily gratitude diary is one of the easiest ways to do this. 1/4 #gratitude #recovery #rest mindonthejob.com/recovember-f...