36. What to Do When You're Officially Burnt Out
CAPS LOCK3 Aug 2025

36. What to Do When You're Officially Burnt Out

This is not an episode about avoiding burnout, because sometimes you can't. And Sam thinks Big Corporate is always pushing "avoid burnout" propaganda to prevent us from actually taking the breaks we need to heal. And also...she's burnt out. Lol. So today, we're skipping all the toxic positivity and getting real, raw, and honest about burnout—plus, how to recover from it—including how to plan, prepare for, structure, and return from an ACTUAL break/vacation. This one's good. Listen to this episode if you've hit the wall. Key moments: 00:00:37 Chatty life updates 00:00:52 I’m running my first 5k??? 00:04:39 A CAPS LOCK workout IRL in NYC!!! 00:06:20 Follow me on Goodreads if you like books 00:07:23 Kitchen update!!! So close to the finish line 00:07:51 Sam is coming to YouTube lols 00:10:30 Burnout and what to do when you have it 00:10:39 How Sam realized she was burnt out (do you have these symptoms??) + ranting lol 00:32:10 Lowering the bar and prioritizing 00:36:30 Reducing the input 00:39:52 Are you dehydrated be honest 00:42:02 Sleeping and burnout 00:44:38 Grounding practice 00:46:26 Daily brain dump!!! Huge proponent of this 00:48:51 You actually do need to take a break lol but I promise this part is helpful 00:49:02 How to plan and prepare for the break 00:58:40 Structuring the actual break 01:02:20 Returning from the break without undoing all the healing you just did Lots of links today so organizing them here: 2 free weeks of Runna. Follow Sam on Goodreads. 10% off Omnilux red light mask. Buy the Productivity Planner. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FunctionHealth.com/CAPSLOCK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join ⁠⁠WHOOP⁠⁠. Follow along: Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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