…because you're teaching yourself to hold back based on external reward. You're handing your power over when you quietly quit, when you start “cruising” and just doing enough.  

This is the flavor of the month right now. Many influential leaders have said to me “No, no, Marie. They're quietly quitting because they're burned out. They're leaning back before they take on too much.”

Beware of the impulse. You only mean “quietly quit your job”. The problem is how you subconsciously interpret this: “OK, we’re quitting EVERYTHING.” 

The mindset becomes corrosive. Your brain decides to burn it all down.

Forget the job, forget this team, forget this company … and then it seeps into even more important things – like your marriage, your health and your relationships. 

Quiet quitting is holding back. You stop exerting yourself. No more trying any harder than you need to get through the present moment.