Conceptual review examines mechanisms of burnout under sustained cognitive load, suggesting that functional decline stems from regulatory limits rather than reduced motivation.
This preprint explores burnout through a neuropsychological lens, asking why increased effort can sometimes worsen functioning. It examines sustained cognitive and emotional load, reduced regulatory access, executive control, and recovery, framing burnout as a limit of regulation rather than a loss of motivation or competence. This version is a substantially revised and reframed development of Personal Failure and the Limits of Conscious Endurance: A Neuropsychological Account of Burnout.
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