AI reading of Burnout is breaking a sacred pact - By Cate Hall.
* 00:00 - Introduction
* 03:49 - If burnout isn’t stress, what the hell is it?
* 06:51 - The elephant-rider relationship has several important features:
* 09:02 - If you happen to catch yourself on the way to burnout, what should you do?
In this essay Cate Hall draws on her experience as a "connoisseur of burnout" to argue that the condition is far more damaging than simple stress. Using the metaphor of the "Elephant and the Rider," she illustrates how burnout occurs when our rational minds break a fundamental promise to our emotional selves. Hall explores why standard rest often fails to cure this internal breach and outlines the radical, honest steps required to restore the balance.
