Problems

I think I'm burned out.

Burnout

Burnout asks for recovery, reduced load, and honest energy accounting. The next step is to find the biggest drain and create one protected pocket of restoration before adding more ambition.

Start with day 1 See recommendations

Time to start

5 minutes

First step

Stop moralizing tired

Do this first

Write one sentence describing your energy without judging it.

Choose what to do next

Start here

Tool

Energy Audit

Find what is draining, restoring, and worth changing first.

Printable

Weekly Planner

Build a week with recovery visible, not assumed.

Game

Mind Garden

Make tiny restoration feel concrete and repeatable.

Reading shortlist

Best books for this problem

Four Thousand Weeks

Challenges the fantasy that you can outrun limits.

Essentialism

Helps cut the nonessential before it drains the essential.

10% Happier

Offers simple ways to stop fighting every internal signal.

Editorial guide

Go deeper with book guides

Reading guide

Best Books for Resilience

A situation-based shortlist for getting back up, building mental strength, and facing hard things.

Reading guide

Best Books for Burnout

A situation-based shortlist for recovering your energy and building a life that does not exhaust you.

One week of action

7-day action sequence

  1. 1

    Stop moralizing tired

    Write one sentence describing your energy without judging it.

  2. 2

    Audit the drains

    List five things that cost energy and circle the one you can reduce this week.

  3. 3

    Protect recovery

    Block 30 minutes for real rest with no productivity goal attached.

  4. 4

    Lower one standard

    Choose one task that can be done at a B-minus level without real harm.

  5. 5

    Ask for relief

    Request one extension, trade, cancellation, or piece of help.

  6. 6

    Add one restore cue

    Put a walk, nap, quiet meal, or early shutdown on the calendar.

  7. 7

    Keep the load visible

    Choose one weekly check-in that prevents invisible overload from returning.

Keep going

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Lower the state before solving the story.

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Racing mind at night

Create a shutdown ritual that gets thoughts out of your head.