5 tips to preserve your mental health if you work in fashion How to avoid burnout in the productivity culture

As every year we have begun to prepare ourselves psychologically for the fateful questions that parents may have asked us during Christmas lunch and New Year's Eve dinner. On a par with vaccines and boyfriends, professional results were announced among the most popular topics for family interrogations and, according to various sources, the social networks were not wrong. It is very likely that many have found themselves trying to divulge convincing explanations that justify frenetic, alienating and often completely underpaid rhythms. The Italian data confirm that feeling tired, frustrated and little considered is one of the most common phenomenons among recent graduates so lucky to found an internship in the third European country for the number of unemployed young people. In this regard, the fashion industry is one of the most demanding, turbulent and difficult working environments, and the reason is to be found in the "more is always better" approach. In a world often regulated by pressure and narcissism, even before the discourse on minimum wages, the ideal would be to have flexible hours, work towards sustainable goals and in stimulating, non-judgmental environments. At the time of jop hopping and the psychological bonus debate, the human side has become the most important aspect of work for every single employee in the sector. To start 2022 "on the right foot" we can learn to listen to our every need, organizing a self-conscious thinking work plan and adopt a schematic work plan that will certainly take our performance to the next level: below, a small list of advices to apply in the new year to avoid burnout.

Have time for yourself

It could easily happen that, receiving huge quantity of emails as well as tight deadlines you could give lead to a result often opposite of stimulating those who are supposed to meet them. Experience shows us that, in order to keep the threshold high, balance the pressure and meet all the deadlines, the first tip is to followa defined roadmap, which should be organized well in advance according to your needs and timing. The second is not to get caught up by anxiety. To avoid going haywire and not being able to think anymore, you need to clear your mind of external concerns and interferences – as much as possible, and keep working as if you have whole weeks to spare. Come what may, you'll still have to deliver: at least you work in peace.