Time Off Doesn’t Equal Energy Back: Why High Performers Stay Burned Out
We’re told to take breaks. Use our PTO.Book a vacation.Unplug. But what happens when you do all that—and still come back feeling empty? Time off doesn’t automatically equal energy restored.That’s the burnout cycle no one talks about. High performers are especially vulnerable to this trap. Because we’re trained to believe that “time away” = recovery.But…