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Key takeaways from There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing

It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. And it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

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This was a problem long before the pandemic, when people were habitually checking email 74 times a day and switching tasks every 10 minutes.

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