Someone framed burnout to me as the symptom of repeatedly not having expectation met; caretaker burnout because you caretake but the person don't get better, wo

Someone framed burnout to me as the symptom of repeatedly not having expectation met; caretaker burnout because you caretake but the person don't get better, work burnout because you work hard but results don't follow. Same person framed feeling overwhelmed as a result of having too much things to do that is out of your control (often external responsibilities) relative to how much things you do that is under your control. Things you can't control could be anything from laundry to replying to work email, while things you have control being a hobby todo list or that travel planning. (you rarely feel overwhelmed by all the books/games you've bought but haven't read/played yet) So an counterintuitive solution to feeling overwhelmed is not to stop doing stuff; because you tend to stop doing stuff that you can stop, while external responsibilities remains unchanged. Instead add more stuff that is under your control. So as a student, one way of burnout prevention can be to add more things to do that is under your control, where reasonable expectations can be made. (hobby, non-pressure things to learn, socializing, sport/fitness)