Addressing Languishing by Reaching Resilience |
Avoiding the hamster wheel of languishing
Languishing means you still have the energy to get through your workday, but don’t particularly enjoy your work or feel motivated. It’s almost as if you’re on auto-pilot - and being in this stage for too long is dangerous because there’s no excitement or joy to set new goals for yourself. And without challenging yourself to be better, you lose the aspect of learning in not just work, but life in general. This continuous cycle of languishing prohibits thriving and flourishing. It’s not okay to keep languishing. Remember - the longer you leave a problem, the worse it gets.
Think of it as a scale:
10 is the most productive, when you flourish at work
5 is where you’re in the in-between, indifferent (languishing)
1 is when you run out of steam and become unproductive (burnout)
How do we move away from languishing?
Resilience is when someone has the ability to bounce back from challenging situations. First, take a step back and organize your tasks into buckets that make sense to you. Then tackle each bucket one step at a time. Focus on each step, so that the big picture doesn’t overwhelm you.
Some other characteristics of a resilient person include: