What's your burnout pattern?

A severity score is useful for about a day. What actually changes anything is knowing the pattern underneath: the thing that keeps rebuilding the exhaustion after every vacation, every boundary, every fresh start.

With over 30 years of combined experience, our practice has narrowed down why people get burnt out to three main issues. And no, it's not because you don't know how to delegate or do self-care; it's deeper than that.

This quiz looks at two layers of burnout: Your root pattern - one of three deep drivers that produce burnout in high-performers. Your current presentation: what that pattern looks like in your life right now. Take this 15-question quiz to find out what your burnout type is and what you can do about it.

HOW TO TAKE THE QUIZ

Think about the last 3-4 weeks of your life. Not a single event, and not too far into the past.

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1. I end up doing things others could handle because it's faster than explaining or having to ask twice.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

2. When I do delegate, I quietly check or redo parts of the work afterward.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

3. People around me have become comfortable letting me carry more than my fair share.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

4. Asking for help feels more uncomfortable than simply taking on the extra work.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

5. I take on less when I am at capacity.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

6. On a day when I don't produce anything visible, I feel guilty or restless.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

7. I can fully relax when I finally have unscheduled time.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

8. Rest feels like something I have to earn rather than something I am allowed.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

9. If I imagine doing noticeably less, I get uneasy about how people would see me.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

10. I struggle to list things people value about me that aren’t about what I produce or solve.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

11. I need to know how something will turn out before I can relax about it.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

12. I overprepare and/or over-research things that probably don’t require it.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

13. Unexpected changes to a plan hit me harder than they seem to hit other people.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

14. I find myself managing other people's reactions or information so nothing can catch me off guard.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True

15. Leaving something completely unplanned makes me physically uneasy.

Not True For Me

Occasionally True

Often True

Nearly Always True