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Aha! That’s the word for it languishing. This feeling of emptiness and a listless lack of drive and purpose. No fulfillment or pride of achievement. Day turns into night and night turns into day, your Circadian rhythm has lost step to intermittent insomnia. Maybe you get too much of the blue light from gadgets and the computer going online 24/7 for work and for play. Netflix bingeing too. And look what food bingeing has done to the Greek-god body now looking like a goddam Gr k!
“Psychologists find that one of the best strategies for managing emotions is to name them,” Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at Wharton said in
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Stop the languishing and blah : Here s how to recharge and start feeling happy again Research shows that the pandemic took a toll on our overall well-being and left many of us drained. But there are easy ways to get yourself thriving again.
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With vaccination rates on the rise, hope is in the air. But after a year of trauma, isolation and grief, how long will it take before life finally –
finally – feels good?
Dani Blum, The New York Times
Published: 08 May 2021 10:45 AM BdST
Updated: 08 May 2021 10:45 AM BdST Research shows that the pandemic took a toll on our overall well-being and left many of us drained. The New York Times
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Post-pandemic, the answer to that question may be in your own hands. A growing body of research shows that there are simple steps you can take to recharge your emotional batteries and spark a sense of fulfillment, purpose and happiness. The psychology community calls this lofty combination of physical, mental and emotional fitness “flourishing.” It is the exact opposite of languishing, that sense of stagnation Adam Grant wrote about recently for The New York Times.
The other side of languishing is flourishing. Here s how to get there
5 May, 2021 11:39 PM
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After a year of trauma, isolation and grief, how long will it take before life finally feels good? Photo /123RF
After a year of trauma, isolation and grief, how long will it take before life finally feels good? Photo /123RF
New York Times
By: Dani Blum
Research shows that the pandemic took a toll on our overall well-being and left many of us drained. Here are seven simple steps to get you thriving again. With vaccination rates on the rise, hope is in the air. But after a year of trauma, isolation and grief, how long will it take before life finally
Are you feeling blah a year into the pandemic?
Grant draws on the work of Emory University sociologist Corey Keyes, who coined the feeling as “languishing.”
Keyes has been publishing research on the topic for years, but COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have brought greater attention to mental health awareness.
The Difference Between Languish And Depression
Languishing is not depression or sadness, but rather the absence of feeling good about your life, Keyes says. Languishing is also the lack of meaning, purpose or belonging in life, which leads to emptiness, lack of emotion and stagnation, he says.
Depression, on the other hand, is a clinical disorder. Interest in life disappears and sadness is felt acutely, he explains. There are also clear signs of depression such as sleeping too much or too little and expressing hopelessness or suicidal thoughts.