A rut is a state of not being able to remember the last time you were truly excited about something. Symptoms include feeling an urge to break away from your life, fantasizing about moving cities and dropping everything. The biggest one I've seen in my own life and the lives of those around me is work. A study found that young adults like us in their early 20s experienced this increased level of psychological distress.
On this week's episode we discuss why we fall into a so called 'rut' and how to pull ourselves out of it and rekindle our sense of self! Our 20s represent a transition into adulthood where we can find ourselves more and more detached from ourselves, uninspired, unmotivated, unexcited by life. The reasons for why this occurs varies, from the transition to full-time work, experiencing failure, the monotony of daily routine and even chronic stress. We're going to discuss six psychological strategies and theories for how we can break out of this cycle, including the benefits of impulsive behaviour, the healing power of nature, how to set a weekly challenge and much more. For all my 20-something year olds out there, stuck in a bit of a rut. This episode if for you.
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