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I think this is generally and mostly true.
There will always be exceptions, but I think the observation and advice here is true in the vast majority of situations.
I would also observe that this sort of imbalance is usually present in more than one facet of life, as well.
It won’t just be work, there’ll be stuff going on somewhere else as well.
I’m not talking sinful stuff, rather unwise priorities and stressful demands.
There will be seasons where these circumstances have to be endured, but self-awareness and an active process to modify these situations in healthy and positive is always necessary.

From What’s Best Next.

What Causes Burnout?
It’s not working long hours. It’s working on the wrong things — whether for long hour or, over time, normal hours. Here’s what Marcus Buckingham writes in Go Put Your Strengths to Work:

Burnout doesn’t happen when you are working long hours on invigorating activities. Long hours may tire you out, but they rarely burn you out. But fill your weeks with the wrong kinds of activities, activities that weaken you, and even regular activities will start to burn.

This means that burnout doesn’t even necessarily mean that you are in the wrong job. You can be in the right job, doing the wrong things.

So, what’s the solution? Work within your strengths, and cut out the activities that call upon your weaknesses — that is, the activities that weaken you:

Pick a week; capture, clarify, and confirm which activities strengthen and which weaken; then start the week-by-week process of pushing your time toward the former and away from the latter.

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