Well-being

On Being Tired in the Right Way

Not all exhaustion is the same. A look at the difference between depleting fatigue and the tiredness that follows real practice.

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By Anaya Rao6 min readmetered
On Being Tired in the Right Way

There is a tiredness that empties you and a tiredness that settles you, and they are frequently confused for one another.

The first comes from resisting something all day: a task you dread, a conversation you avoided, a feeling you refused to let finish. The second comes from having been fully present for something demanding, and it tends to arrive with a strange calm attached to it.

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