You're not burned out. You're at depth.

You're not burned out. You're at depth.

There's a difference.

Burnout is a label. Depth is a position.

At 150 metres underwater, pressure bends your judgement long before you feel it. You think you're fine. You're not. I've watched divers make fatal calls while believing they were completely clear.

Same pattern. Different pressure.

→ Decisions that used to be simple feel heavy → Weekends stop resetting you → Small frictions hit harder than they should → You're functioning, but something is drifting

That's not weakness. That's physics. Pressure accumulates. And it always changes the way you think.

I built a three-minute audit that shows you exactly where you are:

Surface Level → steady Thermocline → pressure building Deep Water → clarity narrowing Crush Depth → something has to change

Where are you right now?

(Link in comments.)