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Phil Tietjen

burnout is just an euphemism for depression

I see where you're coming from, although I have to disagree with that definition; atleast for my personal experience with burnout.

I don't believe what I experienced was as severe as something like depression, but I did feel burnt out growing my development skills to keep up with my expectations. That lead to me feeling frustrated and the cycle continued.

From the things I have read and experienced, I think burnout can lead to depression. However, I think depression is a much more complex issue to tackle.

Thank you for bringing up a resource that can help with something like depression, that book looks to be well regarded and I have not heard of it! :D