Why So Many People Feel Mentally Exhausted For many people, life never really feels quiet anymore. Phones buzz constantly. News alerts appear all day long. Social media never stops. Work follows people home. Televisions play in the background. People move from one task to another without ever slowing down long enough to think, breathe, or rest. Even when people are physically alone, they are often still surrounded by noise. The mind rarely gets a chance to settle. Over time,