(Fix these before it's too late)
We're always quick to blame burnout on work.
But often, it's not actually the workload.
It's the way we live around it.
🚫 Sleeping less
🚫 Skipping meals
🚫 Never slowing down
And you can't expect world-class output from second-rate inputs.
Here are 12 signs your lifestyle's working against your success:
1. You live on caffeine instead of real meals ☕️
↳ Eat breakfast before your first coffee.
2. You sleep less than 6 hours most nights 💤
↳ Set a hard stop for work 90 minutes before bed.
3. You skip meals (or overeat at night) 🍽️
↳ Prep tomorrow's meals the night before so you're not relying on willpower.
4. You work through lunch every day 🧑💻
↳ Block lunch in your calendar and eat away from your screen.
5. You snack mindlessly out of stress 🍫
↳ Keep healthy snacks visible (nuts, fruit, etc).
6. You rarely move your body with intention 🚶♂️
↳ 20 mins of movement before work changes your entire day.
7. You crash hard on the weekend just to "catch up" 🥱
↳ Add 2 mini breaks during the week to avoid weekend burnout.
8. You wake up already feeling behind 📵
↳ Don't touch your phone for the first 15 minutes of being awake.
9. You treat sleep like a luxury, not a necessity 😴
↳ Go to bed at the same time every night, even on weekends.
10. You eat more from convenience than nutrition 🍕
↳ Choose one meal a day to cook from whole ingredients.
11. You normalise brain fog and low energy 😶🌫️
↳ Get outside for 10 minutes of sunlight by mid-morning.
12. You feel proud of being "too busy to take care of yourself" 🗣️
↳ Start with one small change and make it non-negotiable.
Think about high performance as sustaining more, not doing more.
And remember that when your lifestyle breaks, everything else follows.
Better fuel → Better focus → Better results
Which one of these are you fixing first?