Five signs of burnout, not laziness. Burnout symptoms look like guilt when resting, losing interest in what you love, decision fatigue, emotional numbness or reactivity, and fantasizing about starting over. These signs of burnout are your nervous system asking for relief, not a lack of discipline. Stop trying to white-knuckle through chronic stress and start asking what you actually need to recover with sustainable habits. If you want to learn how to recognize burnout before it destroys you and