Quote Originally Posted by Peregrine View Post
I don't recommend grinding on mining. Take what you need, use what you take is the best way to go about it. Just grinding up mining gives lazy smiths all your rewards.
Agreed. Once you hit rank 38, you've unlocked everything anyway.

Take gathering fatigue as an incentive to go and do something else, like using the materials you have gathered. It's not like it's a race to rank 50.