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I am burned out

Cynicism, short fuse, sleep that does not work, the job you used to want now feels like a sentence.

Diagnosis

You are not broken. You are depleted and still trying to sprint. Burnout is often an integrity injury: living a life that looks successful and feels like a lie, plus no recovery protocol.

Protocol

  1. 1Stop the bleed: cut one obligation this week. Not 'optimize.' Cut.
  2. 2Sleep like it is a mission. Protect a shutdown hour. No heroics after 9.
  3. 3Rebuild capacity in 4 phases: assess, stop, rebuild, protect. Do not skip to 'new project.'

The standard: One cut, one sleep protocol, one honest sentence about what is actually wrong.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28