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The Pandemic’s Lethargic Effect
Do you feel tired? Bored? Unmotivated? Inactive?
I have felt and caught myself from sinking deeper into that space. I have learned to dream again and focus on creating instead. Easier said than done.. right?
Last week I wrote about resilience, today I’ll write about lethargy because I believe that lethargy can hinder resilience (I also had a good conversation about this recently). Lethargy can place an individual in a position not to be challenged or to be unable to navigate or overcome difficulty.
I once worked as a cashier for three months. It was summertime and TA (teaching assistant) jobs are pretty scarce over the summer. I needed to go on trips that summer and I needed money to do so. Thankfully, as a cashier, I made the additional funds I needed. I took one class but otherwise, I went to work every day and did the same thing repeatedly. A couple of days after my training was completed and the novelty wore off, I started to feel drained. Drained because I felt like my brain was stuck in a state of inactivity. I rang products through, collected payments, and bagged groceries. The simplicity of my activity led me into a state of lethargy or torpor. I thought I would accomplish more once I got home since I wasn’t using as much brainpower, but I was very wrong. Standing all day is exhausting.
