Mental Fatigue Quotes

16 quotes from 16 authors

Mental fatigue creeps in after long stretches of work, and these quotes lay bare its subtle drain on mind and spirit. Writers describe the fog that settles when thoughts tumble, the emotional weight that piles up, and the concentration slump after endless hours. If you find this useful, the Stress Management and Focus topics may also help.

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We try not to talk much about mental fatigue.

Tommy Bowden

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I prefer physical exhaustion over mental fatigue any day.

Clotilde Hesme

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“Mental aerobics must be done prior to the exam. Work your mental muscle. If smart nurses fail this exam it is usually…

Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio

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Acting, really, is a lot of mental fatigue, emotional fatigue, concentration... it's mentally draining.

Mike Colter

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“Beginning in the early 1980s, Stephen and Rachel Kaplan at the University of Michigan noticed that psychological distress was often related to…

Florence Williams

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“Mrs. Astor had long held that artists of any ilk - painters, authors, actors and the like - merit no recognition unless…

Paula Cohen

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“It’s similar to the run-walk-run method for endurance running where you don’t wait to be too tired to run before you take…

Nathan Armstrong

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“Pay no attention to the terrors that visit you in the night. The psyche is at its lowest ebb then, unable to…

Jeffrey Eugenides

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There is "a mental fatigue which is a spurious kind of remorse, and has all the anguish of the nobler feeling. It…

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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“For example, rosemary can help clear your head, making you less vulnerable to distractions. Peppermint stimulates the brain and improves concentration. Citrus…

Damon Zahariades

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“The effects of the war going on in the unseen world manifests in our strained and damaged relationships, emotional instability, mental fatigue,…

Unoma Nwankwor

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How can we speak of Democracy or Freedom when from the very beginning of life we mould the child to undergo tyranny,…

Maria Montessori

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Not only during the ascent, but also during the descent my willpower is dulled. The longer I climb the less important the…

Reinhold Messner

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I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. As I worked, physical and…

Nelson Mandela

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“...and it's that time of the day when the fatigue sets in. No, not the physical type of fatigue that goes with…

BinYamin Gulzar

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“Many people confuse “chronic fatigue” (which is a symptom of many chronic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or lupus) or “general tiredness”…

Valerie free

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