Simulated Exhaustion: The Trap of Anticipatory Fatigue

You haven't even started the project, yet you feel physically exhausted. Your muscles ache, your focus is shattered, and you desperately need a break from work you haven't actually done. You are not lazy; your brain has simply hijacked your energy reserves. This is the phenomenon of anticipatory fatigue. When we contemplate a complex or unpleasant task, our neurological threat-detection system v...