I used to think 'burnout' was a moral failing, like I just wasn't trying hard enough to want it. Now I realize it was my body screaming, 'this isn't you'. I thought burnout meant I was weak, too. Now I see it was my nervous system staging a full-blown intervention because I refused to listen to whispers. Turns out, 'grit' is just another word for ignoring your own damn needs until you collapse.