I resonate with this — I’ve had a multi-month stretch of mostly 60+ workweeks and didn’t realize I was burnt out since the work felt purposeful. It seemed absurd to me that /quantity/ of work would also burn me out.
Having more unstructured time where I can do whatever I feel like doing is v helpful.
yes! From reading about burnout it can seem like it only happens to people who hate their job, work in bad environments, etc. But it can totally happen to people who love their job!
A funny/useful term for that is “burn on”—when you really like your work/hobbies/duties, but just don’t give yourself a break and grind yourself to the bone as a consequence.
I resonate with this — I’ve had a multi-month stretch of mostly 60+ workweeks and didn’t realize I was burnt out since the work felt purposeful. It seemed absurd to me that /quantity/ of work would also burn me out.
Having more unstructured time where I can do whatever I feel like doing is v helpful.
yes! From reading about burnout it can seem like it only happens to people who hate their job, work in bad environments, etc. But it can totally happen to people who love their job!
A funny/useful term for that is “burn on”—when you really like your work/hobbies/duties, but just don’t give yourself a break and grind yourself to the bone as a consequence.