How long can the human brain effectively concentrate on a complex intellectual task?
And how much rest between work sessions is required?
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Questions of optimal concentration on intellectual tasks, without loss of efficiency, are reflected in pedagogical learning algorithms. Academic hour – 45 minutes and a rest break of 15 minutes.
Probably, it depends on the development of this very brain and the motivation of its owner. There are cases, for example, with Mendeleev, when a person who has been working on a problem for a long time finds a solution in a dream. This means that the brain does not completely turn off.