Mentally Tired Can Be Overwritten By Doing New Routines

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JAKARTA - Zulvia Oktanida Syarif said individuals who experience mental fatigue or burnout due to monotonous routines must be creative in creating new variations so that they are mentally healthy again.

"Creatify to create variations so that we are enthusiastic and fresh again in carrying out activities and work," he said in a discussion entitled 'Not Sad: Get to Know Symptoms of Depression and Handling'.

Mental fatigue or burnout is a term used to describe severe stress conditions triggered by work, so it needs to be addressed appropriately because it can affect physical and mental health.

Zulvia said that monotonous activities ranging from going to work, activities at the office, returning from work, and carrying out these activities continuously can cause mental fatigue due to work stress. According to him, workers can experience burnout, making them not excited to do activities, feel that they are free or have no connection with work, no longer passion with work, and productivity decreases.

Although this condition has just entered the burnout stage, if it is not handled properly, it can trigger depression.

"So you have to be aware. If you feel that you are very monotonous, take a break, take a leave or change your routine, usually work via the A change route, usually take a private vehicle so take a TransJakarta," said Zulvia.

Based on a national workforce survey conducted by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of Indonesia's workforce was recorded at 144.01 million people in February 2022. This figure reached 69.06 percent of the total working age population of 208.54 million people.

The age group of 25 to 29 years is the largest workforce in Indonesia today with a figure of 17.18 million people. Then, the general group 30 to 34 years occupies the second position as many as 16.89 million people and the general group 35 to 39 years as many as 16.78 people occupy the third position of the largest workforce in the country.