Google is built upon projects like the self-driving car: endeavors that push at the point of resistance for growth, where struggle and productive failure aren’t consequences of the work, but rather the driving forces behind it. In short, Google has nailed the recipe for stress for its employees. So why don’t the employees that drive Google ever burn out? The answer lies in an ancient Eastern practice.
How Googler’s avoid burnout (and secretly boost creativity)
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