There's a lot of burnout threads on HN but the common reason seems to be expending a lot of energy on something that led to nothing. It's a mechanism to keep yo

There's a lot of burnout threads on HN but the common reason seems to be expending a lot of energy on something that led to nothing. It's a mechanism to keep you from going too far in the wrong direction. It seems correlated to overwork, but that's probably not the reason. So I'm not sure if vacations help much. If you have a therapist, I'm sure they'd have good advice. As for the team, many have gone through it and will understand. Speak to your manager. Bigger companies often have a procedure for it. It's why we have unlimited PTO, but some places might put it under sick leave. If you're an athlete paid multimillions and you broke a foot, nobody would expect you to keep playing, nor would they fire you. You're not letting anyone down, it's more of a work hazard. But let the team know of your plans. It's likely they've figured out you were burned out.