You Don’t Have to Be “Super”: Burnout as the Quiet Crisis of Our Time
“More. Faster. Better.”That’s the mantra of modern life. We’ve been taught that our value is measured by how much we accomplish — how productive we are, how many goals we hit, how busy we seem.
But the truth is: millions are quietly burning out. They’re not lazy. Not weak. Just tired.Tired of proving, performing, pretending they’re fine.Tired of feeling like no matter how much they do, it’s never enough — not enough time, not enough energy, not enough meaning.

We live in a world where rest is seen as weakness, and pausing is failure.Where being available 24/7 is considered normal.But we are not machines. And silence, slowness, recovery — these are not luxuries. They are essential.

Burnout is not laziness. It’s overload.It’s waking up exhausted.It’s going through the motions with an empty heart.It’s when even good things no longer feel good.
We need to rethink this obsession with non-stop productivity.Sometimes real courage is not to keep going — but to stop.Not to push — but to say, “This is too much.”Not to aim higher — but to protect your well-being.
You don’t have to be “super.”Being human is enough.
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