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The Language Gap: How to Explain Consulting Exhaustion to People Who Have Never Worked 85-Hour Weeks

Struggling to explain consulting exhaustion to your partner or friends without sounding dramatic? Here's a practical communication framework — including a copy-paste analogy that actually makes people understand what 85-hour weeks do to your brain.
May 26, 2026 5 min read
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The 85-Hour Week Is Not a Badge of Honor — It's a Medical Warning Sign

Averaging 85-hour weeks with a preexisting anxiety disorder? This is not a personal failure — it's a physiological event. Here's what chronic overwork actually does to your body, and a 10-question self-assessment to tell the difference between a rough patch and a real breaking point.
May 6, 2026 4 min read
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