Recent Deloitte research revealed that 77% of professionals have experienced burnout at their current jobs. Other McKinsey data shows that 49% of employees say they're at least somewhat burned out.

And the path to burnout isn't only paved for employees—it's common among business owners too. In one survey, 42% of business owners reported recently experiencing burnout.

So here's the natural next question: what can you do? When workplace stress is as much of a staple of our careers as a stuffed inbox or a morning cup of coffee, is there actually any way to beat burnout—or even prevent it in the first place?

To solve this question, we need to first make sense of the ever-present burnout puzzle.