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There's a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up on any balance sheet. It lives in the moment after the deal closes — when the congratulations arrive and you smile, and then something inside you goes very quiet. This article is about that quiet. About the gap between what your life looks like from the outside and what it feels like on the inside. And about why so many of the most capable, driven professionals you know — perhaps yourself included — are carrying inv