A lot of burnout advice sounds helpful… but doesn’t work in real life.
Things that often don’t help much:
- trying to push through harder
- waiting for a holiday to fix it
- ignoring it and hoping it passes
Things that tend to help more:
- understanding what’s actually happening
- adjusting expectations (not just effort)
- making small, realistic changes
- having a way to think clearly again
Burnout isn’t just about being tired. It's about your system being overloaded for too long.
What have you tried that didn’t actually help?