That comment about balancing a major home renovation with a big certification test really hit home because I went through a similar burnout trying to finish my doctoral thesis while also moving house; I felt like I was wielding a power drill one minute and trying to perfectly format a bibliography the next. The core of my research was solid, but after weeks of zero sleep, I was making sloppy mistakes in the writing that were the academic equivalent of using the wrong kind of screw, and realizing my own eyes couldn't catch them anymore, I knew the smart, efficient fix was investing in academic editing help just to ensure the years of hard work weren't wasted on technical errors.
That comment about balancing a major home renovation with a big certification test really hit home because I went through a similar burnout trying to finish my doctoral thesis while also moving house; I felt like I was wielding a power drill one minute and trying to perfectly format a bibliography the next. The core of my research was solid, but after weeks of zero sleep, I was making sloppy mistakes in the writing that were the academic equivalent of using the wrong kind of screw, and realizing my own eyes couldn't catch them anymore, I knew the smart, efficient fix was investing in academic editing help just to ensure the years of hard work weren't wasted on technical errors.