{"id":261888,"date":"2024-10-07T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/i-am-in-a-rut-is-there-a-way-to-regain-my-zest-for-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:56","slug":"i-am-in-a-rut-is-there-a-way-to-regain-my-zest-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/i-am-in-a-rut-is-there-a-way-to-regain-my-zest-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"I am in a rut. Is there a way to regain my zest for life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Volunteers at a community kitchen preparing food for those in need<\/p>\n

Jonathan Goldberg\/Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Many of us may face the odd day of apathy, but what should we do when those listless feelings linger for weeks on end?<\/p>\n

This month, I was moved to hear from a reader who fears he has lost his \u201czest\u201d. \u201cI would once wake up excited by the day ahead,\u201d he tells us. \u201cNow I fail to engage with anything.\u201d It may feel hard to fight this emotional inertia, but the scientific literature offers some tips to nudge ourselves out of these ruts.<\/p>\n

It is only\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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