{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6668a3bca033650012adeb34/69628e4788da0c07c1059cc4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Burnout Is a Feature, Not a Bug","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6668a3bca033650012adeb34/1768179097381-7a0b793b-5c4a-44f8-b2ca-0952a00b7db9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Burnout isn’t an accident.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit on a park bench and talk about why stillness feels suspicious, why boredom is treated like a problem, and how a society built on constant stimulation quietly teaches people to fear being alone with their thoughts.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t motivation.</p><p>This isn’t productivity advice.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a look at what happens when rest, solitude, and reflection are treated as failures instead of necessities.</p><p><br></p><p>Park Bench Ontology is a podcast about identity, systems, and the strange things we’ve been taught to accept as normal.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Follow &amp; Support:</p><p>🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca</p><p>🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized</p><p>📷 Instagram: @countgavin</p><p>🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com</p><p>🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology</p><p>📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology</p><p><br></p><p>Also, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The Simulation</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe and leave a review!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Gavin Stephens "}