Burnt Out, or Over It? Here's How to Read the Signals Correctly

Outgrowing a life and being burned out by one may look the same in many ways, but call for opposite responses. Here's how to tell which one you're feeling, and how to test a change before you commit.

The standard advice for feeling off in midlife is some version of rest. Take a break, use up your vacation days. Protect your weekends.

That’s great advice for the half of people who need it. For the other half, rest does nothing, because being tired was never the problem.

A few months ago, I shared Linda Moran’s essay about spending thirty years living s…