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  "path": "/2026/04/09/brian-eno-burnout/",
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  "textContent": "There comes a moment in every life when you find yourself suddenly wondering about the point of it all — the point of all that productivity, the point of so-called success, the point of the poem that is the universe. It is a hollowing, a withering, a deadening of the spirit that can manifest as burnout or creative block, as a breakdown or a midlife crisis, or simply the persistent low-frequency din of despair. Often, it comes in the wake of some great achievement. Often, it strikes at 4AM. Always, you simply have to live through until you look back… read article",
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