I've gone through this multiple times. The harder you try to ignore it and push past it, the worse it gets. Keep pushing anyway? You reach a point where you won

I've gone through this multiple times. The harder you try to ignore it and push past it, the worse it gets. Keep pushing anyway? You reach a point where you won't even be able to follow the plot of Toy Story 3, much less be productive. You concede to take a break eventually. You get better. You try to make up the lost time by doing twice as much now that you're invincible again? Back to analyzing Toy Story 3 for you! It bothers me that it can all be explained by a deficiency of some nutrient, say X: - burnout starts when you're overworking (X gets depleted faster than it gets replenished) - pushing harder makes it worse (X is getting exhausted) - taking a break makes it better (X gets replenished to normal levels during this time) - pacing yourself from then on ensures it doesn't happen again (X isn't depleted fast enough to be exhausted) X might be vitamin D, or (-1)stress, or (-1)dopamine/serotonin, or any other quantity that plays a role in your fragile body, meatbag.