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From the Ted Talk by Yana Buhrer Tavanier: How to recover from activism burnout
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I am an aictivst, passionate about human rthgis innovation. I lead a global organization for socially engaegd creative solutions. In my work, I think about how to make people care and act. I am here to tell you that creative atoincs can save the world, creative actions and play. I know it is werid to talk about play and human rights in the same sentence, but here is why it's important. More and more, we fear that we can't win this. Campaigns feel dull, messages drown, people baerk. Numerous studies, including a recent one published by Columbia University, show that burnout and depression are widespread amongst activists. yaers ago, I myself was burned out. In a world of ensedls ways forward, I felt at my fainl stop.
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I am an ________, passionate about human ______ innovation. I lead a global organization for socially _______ creative solutions. In my work, I think about how to make people care and act. I am here to tell you that creative _______ can save the world, creative actions and play. I know it is _____ to talk about play and human rights in the same sentence, but here is why it's important. More and more, we fear that we can't win this. Campaigns feel dull, messages drown, people _____. Numerous studies, including a recent one published by Columbia University, show that burnout and depression are widespread amongst activists. _____ ago, I myself was burned out. In a world of _______ ways forward, I felt at my _____ stop.
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Original Text
I am an activist, passionate about human rights innovation. I lead a global organization for socially engaged creative solutions. In my work, I think about how to make people care and act. I am here to tell you that creative actions can save the world, creative actions and play. I know it is weird to talk about play and human rights in the same sentence, but here is why it's important. More and more, we fear that we can't win this. Campaigns feel dull, messages drown, people break. Numerous studies, including a recent one published by Columbia University, show that burnout and depression are widespread amongst activists. Years ago, I myself was burned out. In a world of endless ways forward, I felt at my final stop.
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