Spencer Greenberg

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80,000 Hours Podcast · #249 – Spencer Greenberg on staying sane while trying to save the world · 28 Jul 2026 podcast

And in fact, the median number selected was six different psychological challenges of doing this work.

45% said they at least considered cutting back or leaving.

And also 52% said that it at least moderately hurts their effectiveness or productivity.

So I think the answer is people experience a lot of psychological challenges.

They just usually aren't these full-blown disorders.

One was that the most common challenges people said they faced, which are not necessarily the most severe, but it's still interesting to look at, were difficulty switching off or having boundaries around work.

So 68% of people said they had trouble switching off after work.

And I think that actually really is an issue because it kind of elevates your stress level, makes it difficult to relax.

And I think that that can actually, even if it doesn't get to the full-blown disorder, it can actually have pretty negative consequences over the long run.

So imposter syndrome was really common at 60%.

So for those of you that don't know, that's when you kind of secretly harbor the fear that you're not good enough or that you're there by some kind of mistake and you shouldn't really be there.

And then we also have burnout people.

Fifty nine percent said they had some experience with burnout, which can mean different things to different people.

You know, it can be a loss of motivation.

It can just be like feeling too stressed to function.

Yeah.

So, you know, a wide range of things can contribute to burnout.

56% said they experienced guilt.

And then 54% said they experienced anxiety or worry around their work.

Yeah, so our new book, and we'd really love for you to check it out if it sounds interesting, is called The 12 Lovers, The Complete Psychological Toolkit for Changing Your Life.

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