Oliver Bogler, Chief Executive Officer of Night Science Institute and Strategic Advisor at Barnacle Labs, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“The Quiet Exhaustion
Mid-career scientists don’t burn out loudly.
They fade.
Still publishing.
Still mentoring.
Still “doing fine.”
But something essential feels thinner.
Not because they’re failing, but because they’ve been holding it together for too long without recalibration.
This phase isn’t talked about.
Which is why it feels so personal.
If this resonates, you’re not alone. And there is a way to understand what’s actually happening beneath the surface.