2019
An aging film director suffering from chronic illness and writer's block reflects on his life.
113 min
CLEAR ALL
As we peer around the corner of the pandemic, let’s talk about what we want to do—and not do—with the rest of our lives.
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A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.
Burnout looks a lot like depression, but it's not a biological bogeyman that medication or simple stress management can cure.