'I avoid burnout by being really boring - I wear the same clothes every day and eat from paper plates'

A woman has revealed her number one tip to avoid getting burnt out – by being really boring.

Gabriela Flax says she wears the same outfit every day and eats meals with paper plates to ensure she doesn’t get exhausted.

The 28-year-old suffered from burnout after beginning to lose interest in her dream product management job. Following her recovery, a "lack of resources and practical help" within the industry inspired her to become a burnout coach.

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Burnout is a state of chronic overwhelm accumulated over time. A combination of self-inflicted pressure in a stressful workplace and feeling the need to always say yes left Gabriela suffering from migraines, panic attacks and constant exhaustion.

She says her burnout even made her feel like she didn't deserve downtime - and she would refuse to nap or allow herself to watch TV as it wasn't productive.

While navigating her burnout, Gabriela came up with the 'boring list' - full of ways to simplify every day activities to reduce the early symptoms of burnout and gain some energy back.

This included having a clean basket as well as a dirty basket for laundry and creating a 'focus mode' on her phone to only see important notifications.

She also added a favourite dish to her Deliveroo app for ease and bought three sets of an outfit she felt comfortable in - to take away the pressure of having to choose what to wear.

Now working as a full-time burnout coach, Gabriela helps others overcome their burnout by using the list alongside other methods - including NLP - a way of changing someone's