> Burnout is just the moment whe you stop fruitlessly caring.
To me it was the moment I started breaking down in tears when getting to the subway station down my street, on my way to work. Every day.
The next time was when I could not speak about my job and the project I was working on without stammering and my mind going blank (and still couldn’t for months after quitting).
“Frustrated" and "stop to fruitlessly care" don’t feel like they even begin to describe that.
> But you -want- to care (about something) so not-caring leads to depression.
Having also gone through a decade-long depression before that, I’d personally say these two are very different beasts. Both are quite unpleasant, and neither is viable, but each in it’s own way.
To me it was the moment I started breaking down in tears when getting to the subway station down my street, on my way to work. Every day.
The next time was when I could not speak about my job and the project I was working on without stammering and my mind going blank (and still couldn’t for months after quitting).
“Frustrated" and "stop to fruitlessly care" don’t feel like they even begin to describe that.
> But you -want- to care (about something) so not-caring leads to depression.
Having also gone through a decade-long depression before that, I’d personally say these two are very different beasts. Both are quite unpleasant, and neither is viable, but each in it’s own way.