Recovering From Burnout Without Quitting Everything

Burnout is rarely fixed by a vacation. The relief is real but temporary if the underlying workload and expectations haven't actually changed.

The more durable fix usually starts smaller: one recurring commitment removed, one boundary actually enforced, one week where you leave on time.

Quitting the job is sometimes the answer, but it's worth first testing whether the job is the problem, or the way it's currently structured.