All Work and No Play: A Psychologist Breaks Down Why The Shining (1980) Is Actually About Burnout (Not Ghosts)
Jack Torrance’s obsessive typing in The Shining wasn’t just horror—it was the first warning about toxic productivity culture. Here’s what his manuscript teaches us about burnout. FADE IN: INT. OVERLOOK HOTEL — YOUR BRAIN — NIGHT The cursor blinks. The keys clack. The same sentence appears 10,000 times. Somewhere in the distance, an axe sharpens…