“Many people struggle with taking on more than they can manage both at work and in their personal lives and this can easily lead to overwhelm and even burnout being not appropriately addressed,” she warns. Even the small things add up — and cutting some of them out of your schedule can have a big impact on your wellbeing. Kiran Bird, 29, who works in PR, recently said no to dinner plans with a friend, after a feeling “like I physically couldn’t be ‘on’”. She felt bad and “ummed and ahhed over the decision”. Instead, with the time she gained from declining dinner, she rested at home, watched Netflix and spent time with her pet rabbit.
