The brain needs rest after a certain amount of work. Neurotransmitters get depleted, mitochondrial stress builds up, all sorts of things happen if you stress ne

The brain needs rest after a certain amount of work. Neurotransmitters get depleted, mitochondrial stress builds up, all sorts of things happen if you stress neurons for too long. It might feel good at the moment to keep going, but that might actually be harmful, depending on how strong your metabolism and ability to recovery is. You‘ll pay in some way for it - be it lower performance on the next day, insomnia, or perhaps neurologic disease decades later. Rest is crucial.