(a completely unofficial guide)

Let’s be clear:
This is not medical advice.
This is recognition.

If you’re here, you probably already know the answer.
But just in case, let’s go through the signs.

1. You’re tired - but sleep doesn’t help

You sleep.
You wake up.
Nothing changes.

Coffee isn’t energy anymore, it’s just habit.
Rest feels like a suggestion, not a solution.

2. Sunday evenings feel heavier than Monday mornings

You’re already annoyed about work that hasn’t started yet.
Tomorrow bothers you today.
Sometimes yesterday did too.

That “doom feeling” isn’t anxiety - it’s scheduling.

3. You say “I’m fine” automatically

Even when no one asked.
Especially when someone did.

It’s not a lie.
It’s just the default setting now.

4. Your job gets your best energy

Your focus.
Your patience.
Your ability to pretend.

Home gets whatever’s left.
Usually tired.
Sometimes irritated.
Always depleted.

This feels backwards.
You don’t have the energy to argue with it anymore.

5. You’re not lazy - you’re mentally unavailable

You want to care.
You just can’t right now.

Motivation didn’t disappear.
It was scheduled too many times in a row.

6. Small things bother you more than big ones

Emails.
Meetings.
The sound of notifications.
People saying “quick question.”

You’re not angry.
You’re out of buffers.

7. You remember being more than this

You used to laugh easier.
Care quicker.
Feel sharper.

Nothing dramatic happened.
You just kept going.

Final test

If reading this made you nod instead of laugh,
Congratulations.

You’re probably burned out.

Or at least running on low power mode with no charger in sight.

What now?

We don’t have answers.
We don’t sell motivation.
We don’t fix burnout.

We just make shirts for people who recognize themselves here.

Sometimes that’s enough for today.

Dull Hog.
Where being tired isn’t a phase - it’s documented.