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Burnout Prevention
Definition
Deliberately managing your energy, workload, and recovery to avoid chronic exhaustion, the state where your capacity to think, create, and care is severely depleted.
Why it matters
Founder burnout is extraordinarily common and deeply damaging, not just to you personally, but to your business. Prevention is far easier than recovery, which can take months.
Example
Early warning signs: feeling resentful about work you used to love, difficulty concentrating, physical exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix, emotional detachment. Act on these before they compound.
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