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Bonus: That Blah You’re Feeling Is Called Languishing

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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Introduction

Languishing is a sense of stagnation and emptiness. Languishing dulls motivation, disrupts your ability to focus and triples the odds that you'll cut back on work. The term was coined by a sociologist named corey keys who as struck that many people who weren't depressed also weren't thriving. Psychologists find that one of the best strategies for managing emotions is to name them.

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