This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Sanchez, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s been edited for length and clarity.
I would say 99% of my clients cite burnout as one of their biggest problems.
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I see a caseload of about 18 to 20 clients a week, most of whom are very high-performing individuals in Silicon Valley, such as business owners, executives, founders, and people in management within tech.
AI burnout is a newer phenomenon I’ve seen. AI enables us to do deep work on multiple projects at once and learn new skills, but it never…
