Burnout Recovery Plan

Burnout isn't cured by a weekend off — it comes back if the conditions that caused it don't change. Recovery is two-track: immediate relief to stop the freefall, and structural changes to the drivers (unsustainable load, no control, no reward, unfairness, values mismatch). This helps you diagnose your drivers and build a plan you can actually act on — while being clear that severe cases need real support.

What This Skill Produces

• A driver diagnosis — which burnout factors are hitting you (workload, lack of control, insufficient reward, unfairness, community breakdown, values conflict)
• Immediate relief — the first steps to reduce acute strain and create breathing room
• Root-cause changes — the boundary, workload, and role changes (and the conversations with your manager) that address why it happened
• A recovery timeline — honest expectations that recovery takes time and isn't linear
• When it's bigger — a clear flag that severe, persistent burnout — or signs of depression/anxiety — needs a professional
• A sustainability check — how to prevent the slide back

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