10% Happier with Dan Harris How to Fight Languishing (at Work and Everywhere Else) | Adam Grant
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Nov 1, 2021 
In this engaging discussion, Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and bestselling author, dives deep into the concept of languishing—a state many faced during the pandemic. He shares insights on how to navigate this emotional state through play, connection, and mindfulness at work. Grant emphasizes the importance of rethinking workplace flexibility, the benefits of therapy, and the power of social interaction in overcoming feelings of disconnection. Listeners will find valuable strategies for enhancing well-being and productivity in their professional lives.
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Languishing Defined
- Languishing is a sense of emptiness and stagnation, like seeing life through a foggy windshield.
- It's the absence of peak mental health rather than the presence of mental illness, making it hard to recognize.
Adam Grant's Languishing
- Adam Grant shares his personal experience with languishing during the pandemic, marked by excessive Scrabble and Netflix binging.
- He initially didn't recognize it as languishing due to the absence of clear depression or burnout.
Finding Flow
- Combat languishing by finding flow, a state of complete immersion in an activity.
- Flow induces mindfulness, temporarily freeing you from anxieties and ruminations.
