An incendiary examination of burnout - what got us here, the pressures that sustain it and the need for drastic change

Are you tired, stressed and trying your best but somehow it's never enough?

Does your job seep into your evenings and your home life creep into your work?

Does the bottom half of your To Do list feel unreachable?

This is burnout and it is affecting how we work, parent, socialise and live.

Through her own experience, original interviews and detailed analysis, Anne Helen Petersen traces the institutional and generational causes of burnout. And, in doing so, she helps us to let go of our guilt and imagine a possible future.

'Genuinely enlightening... Can't Even is a reminder to the burned out generation that things can be different' Observer

About the Author
A former senior culture writer for BuzzFeed News, Anne Helen Petersen now writes her newsletter, Culture Study, as a full-time venture on Substack. Petersen received her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin, where she focused on the history of celebrity gossip. Her previous books, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud and Scandals of Classic Hollywood, were featured in NPR, Elle, and the Atlantic. She lives in Missoula, Montana.

Reviews
Meticulously researched... astutely observed... extremely enlightening * Guardian *
Urgent and insightful book... Read this and get a much-needed perspective * Stylist *
An intelligent and well-researched analysis... To those born into the same generation, its truth is searing * Sunday Times *
A readable, well-researched guide to a generation * The Times, *Book of the Week* *
Relevant to everyone living under capitalism * New Statesman *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529112283
Author Anne Helen Petersen
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 223g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm