Burnout Assessment
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Burnout Assessment
Are you burned out?
Not tired. Not lazy. Something deeper that most people never name.
This assessment measures three dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion, detachment, and loss of meaning. Your combination of scores produces a specific result, not a generic label.
10 questions · 3–5 minutes · Based on validated burnout research · Not a clinical diagnostic tool
Question 1 of 10
01 / 10
At the end of the day, I feel completely drained. Not tired. Just empty.
NeverI feel fine by the end of most days.
RarelyOccasionally, but it passes quickly.
SometimesMore often than I'd like to admit.
OftenMost days feel like this.
AlwaysEvery single day.
02 / 10
When I wake up, just thinking about the day ahead exhausts me before it begins.
NeverMornings feel okay or even good.
RarelySometimes, but not a pattern.
SometimesCertain days feel heavy before they start.
OftenMost mornings feel like this.
AlwaysEvery morning without exception.
03 / 10
I want to give, but there is nothing left inside to give anymore.
NeverI still have capacity to give.
RarelyOccasionally stretched, but not empty.
SometimesI notice the tank running low.
OftenI feel empty most of the time.
AlwaysThe well has been dry for a long time.
04 / 10
I feel emotionally hollow. Not sad, not happy. Just nothing.
NeverI feel things normally.
RarelyOccasional numbness, but not persistent.
SometimesI notice periods of flatness.
OftenThe flatness is more common than not.
AlwaysNothing reaches me anymore.
05 / 10
I find myself caring less and less about the people and things around me.
NeverI still care deeply.
RarelyOccasionally I pull back, but it passes.
SometimesI notice a growing distance.
OftenThe caring has significantly reduced.
AlwaysI feel detached from almost everything.
06 / 10
I catch myself being impatient or cold with people in ways I didn't used to be.
NeverI'm generally patient and present.
RarelyOccasionally snappy, but not a pattern.
SometimesI notice it more than I'd like.
OftenPeople around me have probably noticed too.
AlwaysMy tolerance is gone.
07 / 10
Things that used to matter to me no longer seem to reach me.
NeverThe things I care about still reach me.
RarelySometimes things feel distant, but not often.
SometimesI notice a growing gap.
OftenMost things feel muted now.
AlwaysAlmost nothing reaches me the way it used to.
08 / 10
I question whether what I do actually makes any real difference.
NeverI feel a clear sense of purpose.
RarelyOccasional doubt, but overall meaningful.
SometimesThe question comes up more than it should.
OftenI regularly wonder if any of it matters.
AlwaysIt all feels pointless.
09 / 10
Things I once found meaningful now feel hollow or pointless.
NeverMeaningful things still feel meaningful.
RarelySometimes, but the meaning comes back.
SometimesI notice the hollowness more often now.
OftenMost things feel emptier than they used to.
AlwaysEverything feels hollow.
10 / 10
No matter how much effort I put in, I never feel like it's enough.
NeverI generally feel okay about my efforts.
RarelyOccasionally hard on myself, but not constantly.
SometimesThe feeling of never being enough shows up often.
OftenI almost never feel like I've done enough.
AlwaysNothing I do ever feels sufficient.
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Meaning
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