Define Your Capacity Limits Using Evidence, Not Ego

Avoid Burnout Podcast – define your capacity limits using evidence, not ego with evidence based productivity strategies. This episode makes “knowing your limits” concrete with a simple, evidence-based load index, personal capacity planning, and workload management strategies. Learn how to prevent burnout by spotting the signs of doing too much and using practical energy management tips to set a realistic 30-day ceiling.

What You'll Learn:

• Use an evidence-based lens—not ego—to define your capacity limits and stop chronic overload before it becomes burnout.
• Build a simple personal capacity planning system using a weekly load index that assigns point values to work, life, and recovery activities.
• Identify the early biological and behavioral signs of doing too much so you can intervene days or weeks before full burnout hits.
• Differentiate between cognitive, energetic, and time capacity, and understand why filling your calendar is not the same as having true capacity.
• Translate your current commitments into measurable workload numbers so you can decide what to pause, delegate, or delay.
• Choose one real-life area where you’re currently overextended and apply the capacity framework to reduce load this week.
• Capture key ideas from the episode in writing so they become a practical reference you return to, not just inspiration you forget.
• Commit to one tiny, concrete action that respects your limits—such as a micro-boundary, schedule change, or rest block—to build sustainable performance.