14. Perhaps even more threatening than burnout is "burn-down"
- the loss of passion and intensity that can come
with familiarity and long service.
15. You may still care about what you're doing, but the
enthusiasm just isn't there anymore. In many ways, this
condition may be even harder to deal with than burnout.
16. At least if you're burned out, it's obvious: if you're burned
down, especially if it's happened over a long period,
neither you nor others may have realized it.