The Burnout Economy: Exhaustion, Relevance & the Caribbean Productivity Paradox
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The Burnout Economy: Exhaustion, Relevance & the Caribbean Productivity Paradox
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Are Caribbean societies becoming psychologically exhausted faster than they are becoming economically productive?
In this episode of Caribbean Business Review, Joseph Cox speaks with renowned Jamaican psychologist Dr. Leachim Semaj about burnout, workplace culture, cognitive overload, and the hidden psychological pressures shaping modern Caribbean labour systems.
The discussion explores how rising economic insecurity, continuous digital connectivity, AI disruption, migration pressures, and evolving workplace expectations may be contributing to a culture of continuous overwork and structural fatigue across the Caribbean.
This episode also includes this week’s CBR Briefing:
“The Burnout Economy: Exhaustion, Relevance and the Caribbean Productivity Paradox.”
Topics explored include:
• Burnout and weak productivity growth
• Fear of displacement and the competition for relevance
• Performative productivity and overwork culture
• Why many workers feel permanently “on” and unable to disconnect
• Remote work and continuous psychological labour
• Leadership culture and employee wellness
• Resilience versus endurance within Caribbean societies
• The hidden economic costs of cognitive overload and burnout
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