Executive Dysfunction
The weakened PFC leads to procrastination, absentmindedness, and an overall "foggy" state. You might find it hard to start tasks or switch between them efficiently.
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Burnout is a prolonged stress response that overloads your brain’s systems, mainly involving three key areas: the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis).
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Instead of thinking an 8-, 6-, or 10-hour workday, split your day into four or five 90-minute windows.
That way, you will have on average 4 tasks you will get done a lot more efficiently. Take breaks between tasks to recharge.
Procrastination leads to two primary consequences.
When you don’t feel like tackling the hard tasks on your to-do list, ensure that your “procrastination” activity moves you forward. You are unlikely to tackle complex tasks, so make a “procrastination” list with tasks that are different enough from the items on your actual to-do lists, ...
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