Can’t Relax? It’s All in Your Mind: Research Shows Stopping a Thought Puts More Strain on the Brain, Case Western Reserve University Study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Turns out, relaxing is exhausting—which could by why so many people struggle to unplug from work during vacation. According to mathematicians at Case Western Reserve University, stopping a thought burns more energy than thinking-like stopping a truck on a downhill slope.

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