By Ben Valentine

Picture this: you’re at a dinner party, and someone asks the classic “So how’s it going?” What follows is a competition disguised as conversation. “Oh me, busy!” the first person responds. “Well, I’m drowning in emails,” comes the next reply. “I tried to get away last weekend but came back to 14,000 messages Monday morning.” The final contestant delivers the knockout: “That’s cute. I haven’t slept since June!”

Nothing quite like a boast disguised as a complaint. We’ve somehow turned exhaustion into social currency!

Here’s a sobering statistic: 66% of American workers are experiencing clinical burnout in 2025, according to a Forbes article from earlier this year. The other 34% were probably too tired to answer the survey. This isn’t just stress after a demanding week. T

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