You know that feeling—you’re drowning in paperwork, emotionally drained from back-to-back clients, and fantasizing about throwing your phone into the sea. “I just need a break,” you tell yourself. “A week off, a little sunshine, maybe a hammock… and I’ll be fine.”

Except, you won’t be fine. Not for long.

Because, in reality, taking a break from burnout is like bailing water out of a sinking ship without fixing the hole in the hull.

Picture this: You’re staring at your screen, willing your brain to function. Your to-do list is giving you side-eye. Your coffee has betrayed you by wearing off too soon. You’re stuck.

What do you do?

a) Stare harder at the screen and hope for divine inspiration.
b) Open another tab and fall into the internet void.
c) Stand up, shake your limbs like an inflatable tube man, and reset your brain.

If you picked C…