# Managing fatigue during continuous and sustained operations

DevFeed: [Managing fatigue during continuous and sustained operations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fatigue-35252.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/behaviour/fatigue/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2006-01-01T13:59:05Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>)

Tags: [behaviour](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/behaviour.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [continuous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/continuous.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how sleep loss, disrupted circadian rhythms, and hard work cause fatigue during continuous and sustained operations. It describes fatigue-management practices including short power naps, while noting that cumulative sleep debt eventually overwhelms performance.

## Source excerpt

Awake, alert, and ready to tackle the day - a blog post on staying sharp during continuous operations