Confession:
Today was a dry shampoo day.
Not because I didn’t care.
But because I didn’t have the energy to care properly.
No full routine.
No extra steps.
Just the shortcut you take when you’re trying to get through the day without dropping the ball.
As I sprayed it in, eyes half open, already thinking about what was next, I noticed something.
Something small.
But uncomfortable.
Burnout doesn’t show up all at once.
It doesn’t kick the door in.
It doesn’t announce itself.
It sneaks in.
Through tiny decisions you barely register.
You skip the walk.
You choose the shortcut.
You tell yourself, I’ll rest later.
And none of these are problems on their own.
That’s the tricky part.
But stack them together…
And they start telling a story.
The edge of burnout shows up in the small things first.
Not in breakdowns.
Not in missed deadlines.
Not in big, obvious failures.
But in moments where your energy quietly whispers:
“I’m tired.”
And instead of listening…
You push past it.
Again.
And again.
So let me ask you—pause for a second:
Where is your energy asking for a reset right now?
Not where you should optimize.
Not where you think you’re allowed to slow down.
But where your body already knows the answer.
Hit reply and tell me.
Awareness is usually the first step back to balance.
– Maxim
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