I disagree; I believe burnout comes when labor isn't followed by expected reward, you learn to associate labor with negativity. I haven't burned out in about s

I disagree; I believe burnout comes when labor isn't followed by expected reward, you learn to associate labor with negativity. I haven't burned out in about six years; and one thing is that taking a break after major stress could be exact the worst thing you can do. Take breaks at predetermined time points that are required to happen regardless of your labor situation. Edit: oh I see now your suggestion is to craft an invariant as reward for your labor after a specific period of expected stress whether or not it's successful. That's probably not a bad choice, as long as the choice to go on a break precedes the stressful period