In my experience this is literally true of physical energy (and noticeable on say a 2+ mile run on an empty stomach)… there’s about 30min in of glucose in the “tank” after which the fat burning kicks in. And that can go on past muscle fatigue. But mental “energy” is much weirder
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After years of floundering, I think I'm finally getting it: You get energy by spending it. The fuel tank metaphor is completely misleading. The body supplies energy to meet demand. The tank *expands* if you use a lot of fuel. In other words, biology is fundamentally antifragile
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