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Read on to discover how baritone Huw Montague Rendall manages to avoid burnout…<\/strong> <\/p> Burnout is probably something you need to experience in order to avoid it in future. This is a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. It can occur when you experience long-term stress and feel under constant pressure. <\/p> You need to recognise the signs ahead, in order to take evasive action. But here is what I\u2019ve learned\u2026<\/p> One crucial thing in avoiding burnout is finding the best partners to work with. How do you know who these are? Trial and error, unfortunately. I have come close to burnout working with people who don\u2019t know what they want to achieve, who use you as a kind of experiment, or who don\u2019t listen to your opinions or questions.<\/p> We make the best music with the people we trust and can be ourselves with. All of my close chamber music<\/a><\/strong> collaborators are extremely open, lovely people and we all share some fundamental human truths \u2013 trauma, anxiety, whatever. Knowing that there is someone there that you can be open with is very important, otherwise the stress can just build up \u2013 especially if, like many musicians, you are a people pleaser.<\/p>Work with people you trust and can be open with<\/h2>