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Build a realistic recovery plan for burnout — address the causes, not just the symptoms — with changes you can actually make at work and outside it. Use when asked to help with burnout, I'm burnt out, how to recover from burnout, or I'm exhausted and dread work. Produces a read on what's driving the burnout (load, control, reward, fairness, values, community), immediate relief steps, the boundary and workload changes that address the root, a recovery timeline with realistic expectations, and a flag that severe or persistent burnout/depression warrants a professional. Not medical advice.

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# Burnout Recovery Plan

Burnout isn't cured by a weekend off — it comes back if the conditions that caused it don't change. Recovery is two-track: immediate relief to stop the freefall, and structural changes to the drivers (unsustainable load, no control, no reward, unfairness, values mismatch). This helps you diagnose your drivers and build a plan you can actually act on — while being clear that severe cases need real support.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A driver diagnosis** — which burnout factors are hitting you (workload, lack of control, insufficient reward, unfairness, community breakdown, values conflict)
- **Immediate relief** — the first steps to reduce acute strain and create breathing room
- **Root-cause changes** — the boundary, workload, and role changes (and the conversations with your manager) that address *why* it happened
- **A recovery timeline** — honest expectations that recovery takes time and isn't linear
- **When it's bigger** — a clear flag that severe, persistent burnout — or signs of depression/anxiety — needs a professional
- **A sustainability check** — how to prevent the slide back

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