What's in this episode• The Tuesday morning that almost everyone recognizes• Why this isn't burnout, even though it looks like it• Conceptual exhaustion, named for the first time• The kitchen analogy that explains why most knowledge work feels brittle• The diagnosis: most people are improvising through complexity with no architecture underneath• What to notice this week before the pattern arrives next Saturday

This episode• Part 1 of 4 in the "Preparation for Spontaneity" series• Next Saturday: "The Pattern"• Read or subscribe: https://marksylvester.substack.com/p/the-exhaustion

More from Mark• TEDxSantaBarbara: tedxsantabarbara.com• Mark Sylvester: marksylvester.com• An Embarrassment of Pandas: anembarrassmentofpandas.com• Carpinteria Improv: carpinteriaimprov.com

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