We’ve all been there: you’re in your fourth meeting of the day, staring out of the window when you realise you haven’t been concentrating for the last 15 minutes. We all know spending hours in long meetings is bad for our mood and energy levels – but did you know it’s awful for your cognitive function and brain health, too? Here, a clinical psychologist explains what’s going on in your brain in back-to-back meetings, and shares some simple changes we can all make to ease the pain of a jam-packed schedule.