From my experience, burnout happens in a prolonged situation where stakes are high, but one's capacity to influence the outcome is low. In such situations the g

From my experience, burnout happens in a prolonged situation where stakes are high, but one's capacity to influence the outcome is low. In such situations the great emotional investment is not rewarded by results; so not only the person becomes emotionally exhausted, but they are subconsciously incentivized to stop caring much.