If you can’t start the day without a caffeine hit, battle sleepiness on your commute to work, and feel exhausted by the time you get to the office, you are not alone.
Studies indicate that as many as 3 in 10 people experience prolonged fatigue.
There are many possible causes of exhaustion, but Mira Kirshenbaum, a psychotherapist, and researcher, points us to a surprising finding: the most significant cause of low energy is not the lack of sleep, nutritional deficits, or insufficient physical rest.
Kirschenbaum found that:
Physical energy supplies — at the most — 30 percent of our total energy. The remaining 70 percent of our energy comes from our emotions.
In view of these findings, it’s clear that taking care of our physical wellbeing is a necessary but not sufficient condition to feel energized.
