Burnout Symptoms & Signs
You're exhausted. Your memory isn't what it was. You can't make decisions anymore. But is it burnout? Or just a bad week?
The problem: burnout symptoms look like a lot of other things. Stress. Depression. Laziness. Bad management. Lack of sleep. People mistake it for all of them.
And that mistake costs you months—or years—of unnecessary suffering.
Real burnout has specific markers. Physical ones. Emotional ones. Cognitive ones. Behavioral ones. Once you know what to look for, you can't unsee it. And you can't ignore it.
This section cuts through the confusion. It shows you exactly what burnout looks like—so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start addressing what's actually wrong.
What You'll Learn
The 27 core burnout symptoms (physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral)
Which symptoms show up first (and why they matter)
How burnout symptoms differ from stress, depression, and other conditions
Executive-specific warning signs (decision paralysis, imposter syndrome, isolation)
The physical toll: sleep disruption, immune collapse, chronic pain
Cognitive markers: memory gaps, brain fog, loss of focus
Emotional red flags: cynicism, detachment, loss of purpose
Behavioral changes: withdrawal, irritability, perfectionism, spiraling
All written for executives who are short on time and long on intelligence.
No jargon. No oversimplification. Just the facts.
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