It usually does not start with burnout. It starts with something quieter. You move from one meeting to the next without a pause. You respond while half-listening. Your mind is always on the next decision, the next demand. And then there is a moment. You are sitting in a conversation with someone you respect, maybe even someone you care about, and you realize you have no idea what they just said. You were there. But not really there. John Ortberg once said there is one thing

For decades, we have been sold a very simple idea of retirement. Work hard, save money, and one day you stop. Then you relax, travel, play golf, and enjoy life. But what more and more people are quietly discovering is that this version of retirement doesn’t actually work very well. Not because they did anything wrong, but because the model itself is outdated. A Shift Is Happening (Whether We See It or Not) Every day, thousands of people are entering retirement while companies