Duckworth says burnout cannot be solved by willpower and usually requires situational change

What was said

"You cannot will yourself to not be burned out. You cannot think yourself out of burnout."

Angela Duckworth, discussing Christina Maslach’s burnout research, argues burnout is often driven by a mismatch between a person and their work situation (including workload, autonomy, values and fairness). She says the route out is to identify the mismatch and make situational changes—sometimes including leaving a role—rather than relying on willpower.