You open your eyes to an alarm and immediately wish you hadn't. You technically slept, but your body feels like it's been through a marathon. Coffee tastes more like survival than comfort. You trudge through the motions of work, staring at screens you can barely focus on. The hobbies that used to light you up: cooking, reading, tinkering in the garage, laughing with friends now feel like chores. Even the weekends don't recharge you, they just feel like shorter workdays with different tasks. Deep down you know somethings off, but you tell yourself, "I just have to get through this week." This is what burnout looks like before most people even realize it's happening. It's not just stress, and it's not just being tired. It's your mind and body quietly waving a white flag. We love to brag about being busy. "I'm slammed." "I'm swamped." "I'm running from one thing to the next." Busyness has become a badge of h...
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