Have you ever asked yourself why there are days when you feel so alive and energetic, full of vitality and vigor, and why a few days or a week later, you feel so lethargic and restless, even though you get enough sleep at night?
There might be a variety of factors and reasons why this is the case. Pure Wow gives us a few of those on this list, some may be obvious but it takes its toll in a subtle way, accumulating the effects over a period of time. Here's one you might not have known:
Having a Cluttered Desk
Two words: mental exhaustion. According to psychology professor Sabine Kastner of Princeton University, the more objects you have in your visual field (read: a ton of stuff on your desk), the harder it is for your brain to filter them out and focus. The result? Your brain will end up tired.
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