This habit leads to burnout. Are you at risk?

I used to think burnout was a scheduling problem. If I could just restructure my calendar, protect my mornings, say no to one more meeting—I’d find my way back. I was a VP, then a COO. I knew how to optimize. I was good at it. So when I started feeling hollow despite hitting every metric that was supposed to mean success, I did what high achievers do: I worked harder, restructured smarter, and told myself I just needed to get through the next quarter. I was wrong about almost…