Step beyond the noise.

People talk about burnout as if it’s a simple problem with a simple fix. Work less. Rest more. Take time off and you’ll be fine.

That wasn’t my experience. At my lowest point, I couldn’t work for more than fifteen minutes without my body pushing back hard. Time off helped on the surface, but it didn’t touch the real problem.

This piece explores what burnout actually is when it goes deeper than exhaustion, and why rest alone is often not enough to recover.