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Mental fatigue has psychological triggers − new research suggests challenging goals can head it off

  • Written by Matthew Robison, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington
imageFeeling wiped out by mental work has different causes than what drives physical fatigue.nensuria/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Do you ever feel spacey, distracted and worn down toward the end of a long work-related task – especially if that task is entirely a mental one? For over a century, psychologists have been trying to determine whether...

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