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Have you ever noticed that you cannot force yourself to care about future consequences when you are totally burnt out, because your brain literally shifts into a survival mode…

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When burnout hits, your prefrontal cortex—the area responsible for complex planning and decision-making—takes a backseat. Your amygdala takes over, putting you in a constant state of fight-or-flight. This means procrastinating isn't a moral failing; it's an evolutionary survival mechanism protecting an exhausted nervous system.

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