I recently had a severe burnt out along with some other health issues which were partially caused by the burn-out. Now back on the mend, I look back and can relate to a few points in this article and the comments. I definitely did not know I was burning out until it was too late. For me the cause of burn-out was the volume of work, too much stress, too much coming my way and the souring relations with the team lead/co-workers, dreading going to work. Now I am much more aware of how much work I can handle and what to take on and what I cannot, this was a very hard concept to grasp but I had to do it for health sake. A previous comment is so true "I don't think it's possible to get totally "unburnt" ". Either we make changes before burning out such as improving work/life balance or we move on, it is not worth staying in an environment that is going to make you ill in the end. Another previous comment took me a while to realize as well "Sometimes the best thing for productivity is to stand up for yourself and take time for yourself".