I Didn’t Plan to Burn Out. But I Did.

It didn’t happen all at once.
It happened in the little things.

Skipping lunch to squeeze in one more meeting.
Saying yes when my gut whispered no.
Finishing the to-do list, but never feeling done.

I thought being productive meant being available.
But all I was doing… was eroding.

Turns out, boundaries aren’t walls.
They’re anchors.
They hold you in place when the pace tries to sweep you away.

Productivity isn’t about doing more.
It’s about knowing what’s worth doing — and protecting your ability to keep doing it.