
Languishing
How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down
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Landon Woodson
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Corey Keyes
“With his pioneering research, Corey Keyes put languishing on the map. In this powerful book, he brings it to life. Get ready to rethink your understanding of mental health, update your views on happiness, and come closer to realizing your potential.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential
If you’re muddling through the day in a fog, often forgetting why you walked into a room . . .
If you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialize or feel joy in the small things . . .
If you feel an inner void—like something is missing, but you aren’t sure what . . .
Then this book is for you.
Languishing—the state of mental weariness that erodes our self-esteem, motivation, and sense of meaning—can be easy to brush off as the new normal, especially since indifference is one of its symptoms. It is not a synonym for depression and its attendant state of prolonged sadness. Languishers are more likely to feel out of control of their lives, uncertain about what they want from the future, and paralyzed when faced with decisions. Left unchecked, languishing not only impedes our daily functioning but is a gateway to serious mental illness and early mortality.
Emory University sociologist Corey Keyes has spent his career studying the causes and costs of languishing—the neglected middle child of mental health. Now Keyes has written the first definitive book on the subject, examining the ripple effect of languishing on our lives before deftly diagnosing the larger forces behind its rise: the false promises of the self-help industrial complex, a global moment of intense fear and loss, and a failing healthcare system focused on treating rather than preventing illness.
Ultimately, Keyes presents a counterintuitive approach to breaking the cycles keeping us stuck and finding a path to true flourishing. Unlike self-improvement systems offering quick-fix mood boosts, his framework focuses on functioning well: taking simple but powerful steps to hold our emotions loosely, becoming more accepting of ourselves and others, and carving out daily moments for the activities that create cycles of meaning, connection, and personal growth.
Languishing is a must-hear for anyone tempted to downplay feelings of demotivation and emptiness as they struggle to haul themselves through the day, and for those eager to build a higher tolerance for adversity and the pressures of modern life. We can expand our vocabulary for describing our inner experiences and deepest needs—and, with it, our potential to flourish.
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Critic reviews
“With his pioneering research, Corey Keyes put languishing on the map. In this powerful book, he brings it to life. Get ready to rethink your understanding of mental health, update your views on happiness, and come closer to realizing your potential.”—Adam Grant, author of Hidden Potential
“With compassion, clarity, and raw honesty, Keyes explains the languishing-to-flourishing continuum, and how to break out of the ruts that keep us demoralized and worn down, improve our daily functioning, and find a deeply rooted sense of well-being. If you feel like you’re running on empty, this book is for you.”—Angela Duckworth, author of Grit
“Languishing combines decades of Keyes’s own scientific research with powerful personal stories to offer an antidote to the feelings of emptiness and nihilism that plague modern humans. Love. Learn. Work. Pray. Play. Five ingredients that have the potential to transform a life. This book will change the way you think about pain and pleasure, our innate psychological needs and the behaviors that throw us off balance, and the path to holistic well-being in an overstimulating, overwhelming world.”—Anna Lembke, MD, author of Dopamine Nation
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I wasn't expecting this book to be so good and help me personally.
I would recommend this book to everyone.
Fantastic life-changing book
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Understanding, calm delivery.
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inclusion by the weakend personñ
didn't love it
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An eye-opening discourse on Mental Health
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Who’s not languishing?
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I hear the word languishing, and visualize two versions: Victorian women who are bored to death, and Southern women on a fainting couch, both bored and crazy, like confined animals. That is not THIS book.
At 76 the most useful part was the last chapter, I have been "languishing" for a long time. Lost my massage studio in the Great Recession, did a few outcalls for about 5 years, then everything stopped, my health declined, and I could not find my footing again. Or, as the authors says, I lost my purpose, can't figure out why I'm still here.
It remains to be seen what the answer might be, but I have decided to start crocheting sleepy bears (amagurimi) for the Ukrainian children, double my support for beaver recovery in the US,, and stop watching the news. (purpose)I only have one screen, my smart phone, but I'm terribly addicted - dopamine is a powerful thing. Quitting will free up a number of hours daily (self care) If I follow through, I think my life will change for the better: no fainting couch in my living space!
Some worthwhile ideas.
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Useful and research based
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Wonderful and emotionally healing message
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Everyone should give this a listen
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I light in the darkness
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