new study by researchers in India, though, raises the possibility that some cultures may have done just that. Krishna Savani teamed up with Veronika Job to study volunteers in this country because of the widely held belief there that mental effort isn’t draining but energising. As an example, Savani and Job point to the common practice in India of teaching children and teens to focus on a candle in a dark room for 10 to 20 minutes without blinking or looking around. Reflecting this cultural attitude, the researchers cite figures suggesting that Indian kids tend to spend more time in class and on homework than in many Western nations, and more time reading books. This is perhaps, at least in part, because the expenditure of mental effort is seen as purely beneficial, with no concerns about burnout.
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