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BURNOUT-PREVENTION5 MIN READ

Return From Time Off Without Relapsing

Plan a post-PTO return that protects recovered resources from immediate depletion.

Return day Mina comes back to 312 emails, two escalations, and a teammate who saved every question for her. A bad reentry can spend recovered resources before they convert into better work. Conservation of Resources Protect the resource gain The first 48 hours back are part of recovery. Stage the return so attention, patience, and control are not drained by the backlog all at once. Open all Let every saved demand enter at once. The recovered state survives long enough to be useful. Resource gains need protection or they turn into fuel for the next loss spiral. 01 Scan 02…

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