The Brief: Languishing is a sense of sadness and stagnation. It is the midway point between depression and flourishing.
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Languishing is a term to that defines the mid-way point between depression and flourishing, according to The New York Times.
Languishing is a sense of stagnation and emptiness. This term is said to characterize how many people are feeling during the pandemic.
There’s a name for that sense of stagnation and emptiness you’re feeling during the pandemic: It’s called languishing. https://t.co/6JHf77rPId pic.twitter.com/XvSh2LXEUn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 19, 2021