Burn out?

He knew that he had to work. He also knew he had to understand his work. So, everyday, his list of agenda basically was work and understanding his work. It was a simple list, easy to follow. In fact, with just two items, he didn't think it was too difficult carrying out his tasks.

Everyday was easy. Work. Understand. It's so easy, he would find unprecedented levels of productivity.

However, of late, he noticed that he couldn't find that productivity. Somehow, it didn't feel like before where he could get alot done. He thought: could it be that he has completed the two tasks, that his unproductivity was because there was nothing to be done?

He asked around for more work, but somehow after some searching, it seemed his work and understanding his work was still on his list.

Funny. He kept searching and he overheard a word which he had never heard before in his vocabulary.

"Burnout"

Was it something that happens to people that combust spontaneously?

He thought that would be cool.