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by stevenkovar 4478 days ago
Burnout is like being sleep deprived; you can be wildly successful and still burn out if you don't give yourself time to mentally sort through all the ideas and toss out the trash, even if just subconsciously.

When you've been working too hard for too long, small problems can feel like big issues because the cumulative weight of all the stuff going through your mind.

Clarity is tough to maintain.