Overcome Career Boredom
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by James Gonyea
If you've done the same tasks at the same job for a long time, you've probably experienced job burnout. If you're lucky, it occurs infrequently and can be alleviated by a favourite hobby or pastime. However, for many people, career boredom strikes more frequently and lasts longer. What's going on here?
Psychologists tell us that the human brain needs constant and ever-changing stimulation. Now don't get me wrong, the human brain learns by repetition. But the brain becomes bored once it has mastered a task or concept, and it wants to move on.
The key to overcoming career boredom is to change, at least partially, how you use your career expertise. This will give your brain an opportunity to tackle something new and different, and it will repay you by generating extra chemical enzymes that will make you feel great.
