you did not lose your edge
Burnout does not erase ability. It adds weight, then makes access feel expensive. This is load, not decline.
You wake up tired. Not the kind sleep fixes. The kind that sits behind your eyes.
You used to think clearly. Ideas linked up without effort. You could hold the whole picture in your head and move through it with confidence. Now you lose your place mid-thought. Simple things feel harder than they should.
This is not decline. It is load.
Burnout does not take your ability. It buries it.
why your motivation feels gone
Burnout is not apathy. It is self-preservation.
Reduce unnecessary load. Remove one thing that is costing more than it returns.
Create real recovery. Small, protected rest counts.
Change the tone. Speak to yourself like someone you respect.
You are not behind. You are not broken. You are recovering.
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