Your energy levels will naturally decrease throughout the day, but you can recharge your batteries by taking breaks.

• High performers work for fifty-two minutes, then take a seventeen-minute break.
• Taking a five-minute walk every hour boost energy levels and sharpens focus, o...

• Only touch things once. As soon as you reach for something, whether it's mail or a project that needs to be filed, do it immediately.
• Set aside 2 - 3 specific time-blocks to process your emails.
• Focus on one thing at a time.

Contributing factors to mental fatigue are poor nutrition, lack of sleep, hormonal imbalances, or cognitive overload. Cognitive overload can take the following forms:

• When you focus on a single task for an extended period of time.
• When you spread your attention ...

The quality of life decreases when we don't get enough sleep. To improve your quality of sleep:

• Keep it cool, dark, and quiet. A temperature between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit (18-22 degrees celsius) is recommended.
• No screens before bed. ...

It is helpful to have a work shutdown ritual - a consistent series of tasks that tell your brain that it can stop thinking about work for the day:

• Update and organize your to-do list. Your brain can stop thinking about the tasks knowing that you won't forget about th...

It is the feeling that your brain just won't function properly. People will describe it as brain fog. You can't concentrate, and simple tasks take too long. You find that the things you could do in a short time in the morning now take forever.

Mental fatigue can b...