Anne Morris

Welcome, everyone.

I'm Anne Morris, and this is Fixable.

This is the show where we tackle the problems at work that seem, well, unfixable.

Problems like burnout.

There was a time when work was a place we went to.

Now work follows us home, crawls into bed with us, and hijacks our minds.

Today's Master Fixer believes we aren't just working too hard, we're letting our jobs hold our lives hostage.

There's some strong language ahead, folks, and for good reason.

Dr. Guy Winch is a psychologist, a best-selling author, and the man behind three TED Talks with over 35 million views.

His latest book is Mind Over Grind, How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life.

We recorded this conversation at the TED Conference in Vancouver, the birthplace of big ideas and some of your favorite TED Talks.

Guy and I sat down to deconstruct the autopilot state that leads to burnout, the specific brain hacks that can recharge your battery, and why leadership's greatest responsibility isn't quarterly profits, it's protecting the human beings behind the work.

Let's dive in.

Guy, welcome to Fixable.

Please save us from ourselves.

I want to start with this idea of work hijacking our lives, which is such a vivid framing of the problem.

How do I know if work has hijacked life?

What does it look and feel like in practice when this happens?

Tell me some of the warning signs to look for in ourselves and our loved ones.

And why is that not just recovery from a hard day's work?