Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez steered clear of political themes in a fundraising email to supporters, instead sending tips for dealing with burnout.

The Mayo Clinic calls burnout “a special type of work-related stress — a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity.” While the term is not new, it rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as remote workers blurred the lines between their personal and professional lives while working from home, and in-person workers dealt with the added burden of avoiding illness or navigating mitigation efforts.

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