Feeling tired despite not accomplishing much work could be due to mental RAM depletion.
Mental RAM refers to the limited attention and cognitive energy used for tasks like context-switching, debugging, and task management.
The impact of full mental RAM includes reduced problem-solving, slow task switching, more errors, decision fatigue, and burnout.
To free up mental bandwidth, suggestions include writing tasks down, reducing context switching, brain dumping, closing open loops, setting mental bookmarks, and using daily shutdown rituals.