The Journal

Honest writing for people the system keeps running.

Work culture says to neglect your relationships and yourself to be a better worker. The result is burnout. Here, we write about how to see it, question it, and recover on your own terms.

By Danny Adams · U.S. Air Force veteran · M.S. Computer Science, Cornell

Work, Culture & Equity

Questioning the culture we were handed

Essays on a work culture that rewards endurance over people.

Start with the archive

Burnout, Explained

Recognizing it early, recovering honestly

Plain-language writing on early signs and recovery, without shame.

Read about burnout

Neurodiversity at Work

Work not built for every mind

Stories and strategies for neurodivergent people at work.

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Make Something: DIY & Art

Passion projects as self-love

Making something only yours counts as rest.

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From the archive

Where Rooted Logic Group began

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Rooted Logic Group, LLC. is a veteran and minority-owned business operating out of Syracuse, NY.