Here's Why You Might Find Yourself Working Better Now Summer Is Ending

As the heat of summer gives way to cooler fall temperatures, you might be discovering a renewed ability to concentrate and tackle your to-do list.

That change, according to psychologist Sula Windgassen, may have less to do with willpower and more to do with how the brain manages stress amid different temperatures.

Windgassen, a health psychologist and psychotherapist, told Newsweek that the body experiences a physiological shift once the burden of cooling itself down during the height of summer is lifted.

"The extra impact of the heat on the hypothalamus can leave a sense of relief once temperatures cool and we're into the fall, often leaving people feeling a renewed sense of having to lock into their goals ," she said.

One of her recent Instagram posts, shared to her account @th