[richardreeze]

I forgot who said this, but burnout is only the result of hard work not paying off.

When you work hard and things are going well, you get energized and can work 24/7.

When you work hard and things aren't panning out, you get "burnout".

This coincides with people who work extremely hard and have done so for decades (think of top tech founders... for example Jensen Huang: https://x.com/seanpk/status/1829526623731024055)

If you feel burnt out, chances are you're not getting the results you want. So instead of concluding "burnout is affecting my brain" I think the better reaction is to ask yourself "what needs to change?"