Nerdette Book Club discussion

Now that we've all had some time to get through the book, we want to know what your reactions have been! Does the concept of burnout resonate for you? Are you taking steps to decompress? Did you never even start the book because you were too stuck in errand paralysis?? Let us know here.

Oh, and make sure to check out our author interview with Anne Helen Petersen which publishes on Friday, October 16 in the Nerdette feed.

Not a millennial but the podcast did resonate with me especially the errand paralysis. Thanks for giving it a name.

Dana wrote: "Not a millennial but the podcast did resonate with me especially the errand paralysis. Thanks for giving it a name."

Thanks for tuning in, Dana! As a team, we talked a lot about how burn out seemed like more of a societal problem than something specific to millennials. And in our conversation, the author even acknowledged that point. I assume it's a good way to drive up sales, but I wonder if it turned anyone away at the same time...

I'm a boomer and with the description and focus on millennials, I could not bring myself to read it but did listen to the author interview on Friday and came to the same conclusion that it is really societal