The Burnout

by Sophie Kinsella

This is what you have to do in life: just say “No,” without explaining further. I’m not saying I feel comfortable doing that, but I’ve seen it on Instagram. It’s what successful people do.

Try writing troublesome worries down. Don’t filter, just write. Then thank your brain for its thoughts and put them aside for now.

It wasn’t that my thighs couldn’t do squats—it was that my head couldn’t.