What I Wish I Knew About Burnout Before

I have had one very severe burnout in my life, so when I started to experience the warning signs of another one, I decided to take a different approach than last time and it...worked! What I've come to realise is being burnt out might not always mean isolating, shutting the curtains and waiting for it to pass - it might actually mean it's time to focus on something that feels meaningful and gives you purpose...maybe it comes from focusing on the wrong things or something in your life being so out of your control it makes you shut down completely. Last time, I tried to remove as much from my life as possible, but this time I actually took action towards doing MORE of what I love instead of the bare minimum to keep me going.