Phase 1: Exhaustion
The first phase of burnout theory, where you're still slightly functional, but your productivity is as dull as a sedated sloth. You're still pretending to be a functioning member of society, but really you're just a hollow shell of your former self.
Phase 1 burnout is often characterized by a general sense of meh-ness, a feeling of going through the motions without any real purpose or passion.
