When your pace becomes the problem

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Most people don’t burn out from working hard

They burn out from staying loyal to a pace they never stopped to question

The rhythm that used to work
The volume that used to be manageable
The urgency that used to feel normal

At some point, it stops fitting
But you keep pushing anyway

Because it used to mean you were committed
It used to feel like your edge
It used to get results

Now it just wears you down

Quietly
Slowly
Without enough friction to call it a problem—but enough to notice something’s off

You don’t need to quit
You don’t need a reset
You just need to ask:

Because that question changes everything

It reminds you that intensity isn’t the only indicator of progress
That peace doesn’t mean you’ve lost your edge
That sometimes the strongest move is adjusting before something breaks

Let the new version of you pick the rhythm
Not the one that was just trying to outrun the fear

Start fresh
Without guilt
Without theatrics

Just a quieter standard
For how you move now

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