Why does Claude get "tired"? Users puzzled by its advice to wrap up long sessions
FlipperDMA · reddit · 2026-09-06
A Reddit user noticed Claude actively recommending wrapping up work and starting a fresh session during long conversations, contrary to the intuition that longer context means more to build on. The post includes a transcript of Claude suggesting an early wrap-up, touching on known long-context degradation and context-pollution issues — and the common workaround of persisting key conclusions to docs before restarting.
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