Anyone else feel like they are in a rut? Any tips on how to get out of it?

I was doing fine for most of the year, but recently feel like I’ve lost all motivation. Stopped exercising, not sleeping as well, less productive at work, less optimistic about the future, even less interest in dating. Need to find a way to shake this.

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I've started focusing on one thing at a time. I used to be in a rut nearly every day for years. Couldn't figure out how to get out of it. For the last year, I've decided to focus on only one thing at a time, and be okay ignoring the others. By doing that, I actually have created more sustainable changes.

I've taken longer to focus on mine, but for sleep, I bought a new mattress. That's all I was going to do related to sleep. I wasn't going to focus on my sleep schedule, I wasn't going to try and force myself into a bedtime, I was just going to improve my sleep situation and see what happens. I now sleep significantly better, and want to sleep at normal times now.

Sometimes you just have to focus on one part of the problem, and address that first. You might be surprised that the rest of the problem might follow.

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