Are You Burned Out or Just Bored?

You’re three meetings deep into a Tuesday that somehow already feels like Thursday. Your eyes ache. Your brain has that specific kind of fog that makes even simple emails feel like a chore. You’ve told yourself — and honestly, anyone who will listen — that you’re burned out. But what if you’re not?Burnout has become the default diagnosis for every flavor of professional misery. Exhausted? Burned out. Uninspired? Burned out. Dreading Monday? Obviously burned out. The probl