The honesty here about not knowing what comes next, and giving yourself permission to stop without a perfect plan, is the permission so many don't even know they need. For years, I'd been operating on the assumption that burnout meant I hadn't optimised hard enough or hadn't found the right system yet. But the reality is that sometimes there's just too much, and the only answer is to deliberately make space. Thank you for naming that there's no shame in a temporary pause, and that pausing doesn't mean quitting.
Thank you for your reply. So often we think it's "our" fault and failure. When in reality, we should be focused on doing we can so we can figure the next thing. And eventually things work out.
The honesty here about not knowing what comes next, and giving yourself permission to stop without a perfect plan, is the permission so many don't even know they need. For years, I'd been operating on the assumption that burnout meant I hadn't optimised hard enough or hadn't found the right system yet. But the reality is that sometimes there's just too much, and the only answer is to deliberately make space. Thank you for naming that there's no shame in a temporary pause, and that pausing doesn't mean quitting.
Thank you for your reply. So often we think it's "our" fault and failure. When in reality, we should be focused on doing we can so we can figure the next thing. And eventually things work out.