What happens to your brain when you burn out?
What happens to your brain when you burn out? This is the science behind thinking too hard.
00:00 - Does thinking make you tired?
00:21 - What biochemical changes take place?
00:51 - What is glutamate?
01:13 - How to stop burnout?
How thinking hard makes the brain tired: https://econ.st/3TfP0A5
Pity the modern manager—burnt-out, distracted and overloaded: https://econ.st/3B0VVGR
How to keep the brain healthy: https://econ.st/4cU1YdP
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00:00 - Does thinking make you tired?
00:21 - What biochemical changes take place?
00:51 - What is glutamate?
01:13 - How to stop burnout?
How thinking hard makes the brain tired: https://econ.st/3TfP0A5
Pity the modern manager—burnt-out, distracted and overloaded: https://econ.st/3B0VVGR
How to keep the brain healthy: https://econ.st/4cU1YdP
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI
Sign up to The Economist’s Simply Science newsletter: https://econ.st/4cfEtvf
Listen to Babbage, our science and technology podcast: https://econ.st/3WUbNDE
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