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“I never really experienced a breakdown, but have felt "strange inside" two or three times during my life.”
Source: Adventures of a Mathematician - Third Edition (1991), Chapter 2, Student Years, p. 34
Context: Thinking very hard about the same problem for several hours can produce a severe fatigue, close to a breakdown. I never really experienced a breakdown, but have felt "strange inside" two or three times during my life.
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