Oh Sh*t, I Think I’m Burnt Out

Questions to ask and steps to take when your spark has faded.

Burnout doesn’t actually look like this most of the time. It looks like caffeinated, perky, slightly cynical high achievement. Success. Until, all of a sudden, this.

Numbers released yesterday in the Netherlands show that people in their 20s and 30s are experiencing increasing and unprecedented levels of work stress. As one expert puts it, “Most people keep working, even with serious symptoms, for far too long.”