Thoughts Brewing Blog

Burnout Isn’t Brave. It’s a System Crash in Disguise.

Written by Danielle Price Griffin | Oct 10, 2025 1:00:00 PM

Wearing burnout like a Boy Scout badge? Might wanna rethink that before your brain reboots mid-Zoom.

You’re not lazy for stepping back. You’re wise enough to want to last to the next system upgrade.

  • Justin Welsh drops truth bombs: “Burnout isn’t a badge of honor.  It’s a warning sign that your business is broken.”
  • You’re not a Roomba: you can’t just spin in circles and recharge under the couch.
  • Doing the right things beats doing all the things – Every. Single. Time.
  • Greg McKeown gets it: "Reliability is a superpower.  Anyone can be a hero once - few can do the right thing, day in, day out."

Don’t run your business (or life) like a floppy disk: fragile, maxed out, and one crash away from disaster.
Choose rest.
Choose systems.
Choose sanity.