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The Real Reason Rest Isn’t Fixing Your Burnout

The Real Reason Rest Isn’t Fixing Your Burnout

How gifted and neurocomplex minds burn out under the weight of self-expectation, even in seasons of rest.

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Aug 15, 2025
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Some forms of burnout arrive quietly. They don’t come from twelve-hour workdays or impossible deadlines. They come when the calendar is light, the inbox is manageable, and yet you still feel as though you have run a marathon you do not remember signing up for. WTF?

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