Should I keep follow ChatGPT's instructions?

I asked "Why do I hate working so much lately... I haven't made any development progress for 2 weeks straight," and ChatGPT told me it sounds like burnout symptoms. (I'm an indie game developer, by the way.)

What's interesting is that ChatGPT first suggested just "making contact" with work for 1–2 weeks, and then started having me work in 25-minute sessions, pushing this rhythm pretty consistently.

It's been 2 months since that first question, and it's still only giving me 25-minute work sessions.

When I said I wanted to gradually increase the time, it suggested doing 50 minutes on just 1–2 out of 5 days, and is increasing things very slowly.

I also consulted a psychiatrist, and they seemed puzzled — like it was the first time they'd heard of this approach.

So my question is: is the burnout recovery method ChatGPT is suggesting unusual or uncommon?

P.S. I took a self-assessment test just ago and scored 35, as shown below.

Your total score is: 35

Your score on the subscale emotional exhaustion is: 21.

Your score on the subscale depersonalisation is: 14.

Posted Mar 1, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

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