At What Point Does High Performance Turn Into Unsustainable Burnout?

Open a real discussion about workload, ambition, sleep, mental fatigue, and where professionals draw the line between growth and damage.

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When it does. 

There isn't some magic moment where you become burnt out. It isn't a light switch. It builds over time until you're there. 

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