This can shift

What's the point?

When things feel a bit meaningless.

You're not alone

Nearly everyone has a stretch where nothing feels worth the effort. It usually has more to do with being flat and tired than with your actual life. Meaning rarely comes back from thinking about it. It comes back from doing something useful, even a small thing.

What can help

• Do one small thing for someone else. Meaning shows up when you're useful.
• Notice what already matters to you. The people, the work, the small routines. It's easy to stop seeing them.
• Get outside and move. Sitting still keeps a flat mood flat.
• If you want to get clearer on what actually matters to you, the free Values assessment at values.institute is a good place to start.
• Give it time. This is usually a patch, not a permanent state.