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Is there a difference between being alert and being able to concentrate? is being very sleepy & fatigued different than being unable to concentrate?
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There's a difference: A person can be alert, or even hyper-alert, and not be able to sustain mental focus. They may be scattered, highly distracted, preoccupied with an obsessive or delusional thought, etc. However, when a person is very sleepy and fatigued it is usually impossible to concentrate too.
Answered 9/22/2019
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