Burnout

= 過勞

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Burnout happens when you treat rest, reset, relax, recharge as a reward rather than a right.

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烤土司症候群

• 指身心極度疲憊，接近崩潰但尚未完全過勞的狀態，就像差一步就要烤焦的吐司。
• 看似金黃收香，但其實只差一步就要焦黑？

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Karoshi (過勞死) is a Japanese term that means “death from overwork.” It refers to sudden deaths caused by excessive work-related stress, often due to long hours, heavy workloads, and high-pressure environments. The main causes of Karoshi are typically heart attacks, strokes, and suicide due to extreme overwork.

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2 Types of Burnout

• Depletion Burnout
• Misalignment Burnout
  • 通常不是因為工作量太多 ¹，而是不知道為何而戰。

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How to Avoid Burnout?

“Never pump yourself dry.”

Hemingway advised against pushing to exhaustion. Leaving energy in reserve helps you maintain enthusiasm and consistency without burnout.

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A lot of “burnout” is just the result of prolonged exposure to environments you were never truly aligned with to start. Sometimes burnout is just a late-stage indicator or early-stage misalignment.

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See also:

• energy management

Footnotes

1. “Crunch mode”, also referred to as “crunch time,” is the term used by those in the software development industry to describe working extra hours for extended periods of time in order to finish a project or meet a deadline. ↔ Slack in project management is the time a task can be delayed without causing a delay to either subsequent tasks or project completion time. The amount of time before a constraint binds. ↩