> and it fails to materialize no matter what you do In my case, it was the exact opposite. It came after striving for a particular goal for several years, achi

> and it fails to materialize no matter what you do In my case, it was the exact opposite. It came after striving for a particular goal for several years, achieving it, and then realizing I had no gas left in the tank to do it all over again (product manager at a big SaaS/PaaS launching products within that platform). The part that's more interesting is why the tank was empty, and it was for many of the reasons mentioned in other comments: - Gaslighting by middle management about solving problems / addressing issues - Responsibility (loads of it) without authority - Lack of focus by execs (leading to massive churn) I do think that constantly striving for something and not achieving it can also be a cause of burnout, but I think it's just one of many possible causes / factors.