[agentultra]

> people will have to figure that out for themselves.

... that's why I didn't go on about my own personal experiences and lack of answers.

> Motivations always get distorted by psychological influences

And if you start investigating the source of your ambitions and desires you may suspect, as I do, that many of them are not your own.

> why they can cause burnout

I hope I explained that. In highly reduced terms it boils down to anticipating the outcome of an endeavor based on an idealized version of reality. When you put in the effort to achieve those outcomes and are disappointed by the results you get burnt out. The hard part is figuring out where your idealized reality is coming from.