{"product_id":"cant-even-how-millennials-became-the-burnout-generation","title":"Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn incendiary examination of burnout in millennials--the cultural shifts that got us here, the pressures that sustain it, and the need for drastic change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you feel like your life is an endless to-do list? Do you find yourself mindlessly scrolling through Instagram because you're too exhausted to pick up a book? Are you mired in debt, or feel like you work all the time, or feel pressure to take whatever gives you joy and turn it into a monetizable hustle? Welcome to burnout culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile burnout may seem like the default setting for the modern era, in \u003cem\u003eCan't Even\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, BuzzFeed\u003c\/em\u003e culture writer and former academic Anne Helen Petersen argues that burnout is a definitional condition for the millennial generation, born out of distrust in the institutions that have failed us, the unrealistic expectations of the modern workplace, and a sharp uptick in anxiety and hopelessness exacerbated by the constant pressure to \"perform\" our lives online. The genesis for the book is Petersen's viral \u003cem\u003eBuzzFeed \u003c\/em\u003earticle on the topic, which has amassed over seven million reads since its publication in January 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan't Even\u003c\/em\u003e goes beyond the original article, as Petersen examines how millennials have arrived at this point of burnout (think: unchecked capitalism and changing labor laws) and examines the phenomenon through a variety of lenses--including how burnout affects the way we work, parent, and socialize--describing its resonance in alarming familiarity. Utilizing a combination of sociohistorical framework, original interviews, and detailed analysis, \u003cem\u003eCan't Even\u003c\/em\u003e offers a galvanizing, intimate, and ultimately redemptive look at the lives of this much-maligned generation, and will be required reading for both millennials and the parents and employers trying to understand them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE FALL AS SEEN IN: \u003cem\u003eApartment Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Nebraskan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFortune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinkedIn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"[A] razor sharp book of cultural criticism...With blistering prose and all-too vivid reporting, Petersen lays bare the burnout and despair of millennials, while also charting a path to a world where members of her generation can feel as if the boot has been removed from their necks.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn analytically precise, deeply empathic book about the psychic toll modern capitalism has taken on those shaped by it. 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