# BURNT Tired of faking 'fine'? Let’s cut through the self-care noise and get real about BURNOUT Page: Feed: --- ## [How to Close a Company and Keep Your Reputation Intact](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/how-to-close-a-company-and-keep-your) _2026-08-13 · BURNT_ A 10-Step Framework for Closing a Business With Grace ## [The Things I Did to Prevent Burnout This Month - JULY 2026](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-things-i-did-to-prevent-burnout-eda) _2026-08-09 · BURNT_ Well, hello. Its Me. I Am Coming Back To Life. ## [PTO Is Not a Gift, It Is Compensation](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/pto-is-not-a-gift-it-is-compensation) _2026-08-05 · BURNT_ So why do so many of us still feel guilty using it? ## [The Things I Did to Prevent Burnout This Month - JUNE 2026](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-things-i-did-to-prevent-burnout-c6b) _2026-07-14 · BURNT_ I am moving through grief one step at a time. ## [The Case for Liking, Not Loving, Your Job](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-case-for-liking-not-loving-your) _2026-06-28 · BURNT_ Why I stopped pretending to love my job, and what I do instead. ## [The Things I Did to Prevent Burnout This Month - May 2026](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-things-i-did-to-prevent-burnout-e20) _2026-06-06 · BURNT_ Grief, Gratitude, and Looking Up. ## [Your Boss Sucks, But Not for the Reason You Think](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/your-boss-sucks-but-not-for-the-reason) _2026-05-19 · BURNT_ Spoiler: it's probably not a personality disorder. It's a policy decision. ## [It's Not Burnout Recovery, It's Prevention. Every Single Day.](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/its-not-burnout-recovery-its-prevention) _2026-04-21 · BURNT_ Me, my burnout, and the arrangement we've come to. ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 April 7, 2026 (#45)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-april-7-2026) _2026-04-07_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture ## [The Things I Did to Prevent Burnout This Month - March 2026](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-things-i-did-to-prevent-burnout-027) _2026-04-05 · BURNT_ Restless, Wired, and Finally Paying Attention ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ErObPDvpiPIA) _2026-04-05 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 March 29, 2026 (#44)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-march-29) _2026-03-30_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture ## [The Vulnerability Trap: Did a 2010 TED Talk Teach Millennial Women to Burnout?](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-vulnerability-trap-did-a-2010) _2026-03-25 · BURNT_ For a generation of millennial women, vulnerability became a leadership script. Many of us didn’t realize the cost until years later. ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 March 23, 2026 (#43)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-march-23) _2026-03-24_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 March 16, 2026 (#42)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-march-16) _2026-03-16 · Madison Utendahl_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture ## [The Craziest Things I Tried to Heal My Burnout (and Which Ones Actually Worked)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-craziest-things-i-tried-to-heal) _2026-03-08 · BURNT_ A six-part series about what healing from burnout actually looks like ## [The Things I Did to Prevent Burnout This Month - FEBRUARY 2026](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-things-i-did-to-prevent-burnout-326) _2026-03-01 · BURNT_ Lighter, Despite Everything. Yes, Even Now. ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 February 23, 2026 (#41)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-february-806) _2026-02-23 · Madison Utendahl_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 February 17, 2026 (#40)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-february-836) _2026-02-17 · Madison Utendahl_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture ## [Why Is Everyone So F\*cking "Thrilled" on LinkedIn?](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/why-is-everyone-so-fcking-thrilled) _2026-02-11 · BURNT_ You sound like a press release, the algorithm hates you, and nobody believes you anyway ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vHxVdqydk2cv) _2026-02-11 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Weekly Exhaustion Index 🔥 February 10, 2026 (#39)](https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/weekly-exhaustion-index-february-4ee) _2026-02-10 · Madison Utendahl_ A weekly report on burnout, overwork, and the quiet rebellion against productivity culture