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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Aastha Raj

Quote of the day by Robert Frost: ‘The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning…’ Brutally funny truth about office life reveals the hidden reason millions feel mentally exhausted before the workday even begins

Quote of the day: For generations, Robert Frost has been celebrated as the quiet voice of rural America, a poet who transformed snowy woods, stone fences and lonely roads into reflections on human nature itself. Beneath his calm New England imagery, however, Frost often carried a sharp wit and subtle humor that cut straight into modern anxieties. His poetry explored exhaustion, isolation, ambition and emotional confusion long before those topics became part of everyday conversations about burnout and workplace stress. That blend of wisdom and irony explains why Frost’s observations continue to resonate decades after his death.

Among his most memorable remarks is a quote that humorously captures the strange relationship many people have with work, routine and mental fatigue in contemporary life.

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