The Third Way: Why Leaders Don't Have to Choose Between Burning Out and Checking Out
James Hewitt PhD, Human Performance Scientist
November 10, 2025
I found myself in a chemotherapy ward, watching an IV drip slowly into my veins. There had been no warning signs. Just weeks earlier, I was sprinting through life at full throttle: building a business, working with Formula 1 drivers and Fortune 500 executives, finishing a PhD in my spare time, trying to be present for my wife and two sons. I didn't call it burning the candle at both ends. I called it "peak performance."
