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The brain burns calories while you think, which explains why overthinking feels exhausting and still solves nothing.

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The brain does use energy, but thinking hard burns only a small extra amount of calories. Mental fatigue is real, but its causes are still studied, and the brain doesn't use much more energy during overthinking.

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