[ranprieur]

I find it strange that he takes for granted that activities should "give back energy", and that you have to be dead tired for that not to happen.

Personally, even when I have good energy, almost everything I do drains it and doesn't give it back, until I sleep to recharge.

Maybe this is the difference between highly motivated people and the rest of us, that they find it normal for activities to give back energy.

[Silverback_VII]

Cardiovascular exercise takes more energy than it gives at the beginning but your body will get less easily tired further down the road. So yes, activities can give energy.

[jdthedisciple]

Not sure why you're being downvoted because it seems true to me:

For example, starting out with running feels very exhaustive and draining but once you're in the habit of it you overall feel more energetic I believe.

[garganzol]

This is true and was proven by numerous scientific observations. Mild physical and intellectual activities indeed improve cellular energy levels to some degree.

Nobody really knows how it works exactly, but it's a fact.

[majormajor]

Regarding mental energy - when I'm in an "everything is draining" state I consider that a depressive episode. When not in one of those, there are hobbies I find rewarding and stimulating (some even physical-energy-producing, like eating or drinking coffee). Or it can even be as simple/"idle" as "that was a fun run through Returnal, I feel pumped up."