How do you define being “burnt out”?

I found this fellow’s definition intriguing:

burning out isn’t just about work load, it’s about work load being greater than the motivation to do work

— Keith Yost

This sounds so very insidious.

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Michael says:

2010/04/13 at 07:44

I think that definition is missing one key thing: namely, that burn-out is, IMHO, caused by an excess of work–it is a form of exhaustion.

Laziness != burnout.

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Grant says:

2010/04/13 at 12:35

Michael:

Agreed.

I had assumed a highly motivated individual here that wasn’t working more than 100hrs per week :)

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