“Burnout” is a particularly modern affliction, feeling simultaneously overwhelmed and paralyzed. I’ve found it’s best to think of burnout not as a disease but as a symptom, with many different etiologies. The big three: permanent on-call, broken steering, and mission doubt.
A long and excellent interview with Brunello Cucinelli by Om. Made me love the guy!
Grinding & work ethic is a terrible edge
Plenty of hyper insecure masochists who will always out work you
Derive an edge from swagger, leverage, risk tolerance, authenticity, style, social skills
Grinders can't compete with that. 50x their results with a fraction of the effort