Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion by Qian Gu, 1560 (Chinese, 1508–ca. 1578), Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Handscroll, ink

A 16th-century Chinese writer spoke of workplace burnout, leaving a blueprint for radical acts of rest

by The Conversation May 30, 2025

written by The Conversation May 30, 2025

By Jason Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University and Xiao He, University of Toronto We are in the middle of a global workplace burnout epidemic — aptly named the “burnout society” by Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han. Four centuries ago, late Ming Dynasty scholar-official Yuan Hongdao (1568–161...

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