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  • Published: 20 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9781911709510
  • Imprint: Torva
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $36.99

Languishing

How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down

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20 Feb 2024
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22 Feb 2024
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22 Mar 2024
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Do you feel demotivated and aimless? Are you running on empty? Is it hard to pinpoint what's wrong? Then you're languishing, according to Corey Keyes, the sociologist who coined the term. Here he shows you how to flourish.

'With his pioneering research, Corey Keyes put languishing on the map. In this powerful book, he brings it to life. Rethink your understanding of mental health, update your views on happiness and come closer to realizing your potential.'
Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential


Do you feel demotivated and aimless?
Are you running on empty?
Is it hard to pinpoint what's wrong?

Millions of us are struggling with this emotional state of weariness, and until now, we've lacked the vocabulary to understand it. But Dr Corey Keyes has identified this feeling as languishing, and here he draws on the latest research and real-life case studies to trace its spread to a level of global epidemic, asking the fundamental question of how we find lasting wellbeing.

Breaking down the science of emotional exhaustion, Keyes shows that our very obsession with happiness complicates the process of finding it. Only by shifting our focus from feeling good to functioning well can we unlock the key to flourishing. He reveals the choices and mental habits that inadvertently worsen the problem, and shares simple but powerful steps anyone can take to restore meaning, joy, and calm to their lives.

Languishing is a must-read for anyone tempted to downplay the demotivation and emptiness they've been feeling, to help build a buffer against the pressures of modern life and find true flourishing.
  • Published: 20 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9781911709510
  • Imprint: Torva
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $36.99
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About the author

Corey Keyes

Dr Corey Keyes is a sociologist and professor emeritus at Emory University whose research on mental health – including his pioneering work on the science of human flourishing – has had wide-reaching policy implications. Over the course of his career, he’s advised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Happiness Forum, as well as governmental agencies in Canada, Northern Ireland, and Australia.

Praise for Languishing

With his pioneering research, Corey Keyes put languishing on the map. In this powerful book, he brings it to life. Get ready to rethink your understanding of mental health, update your views on happiness, and come closer to realizing your potential.

ADAM GRANT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

With compassion and clarity, and raw honesty about his own journey, Corey Keyes explains the languishing to flourishing continuum – and how any of us can take one step closer to the life we want.

ANGELA DUCKWORTH, internationally bestselling author of Grit

Languishing combines decades of Keyes’ own scientific research with powerful personal stories to offer an antidote to the feelings of emptiness and nihilism that plague modern humans. Love. Learn. Work. Pray. Play. Five ingredients that have the potential to transform a life. This book will change the way you think about pain and pleasure, our innate psychological needs and the behaviors that throw us off balance, and the path to holistic wellbeing in an overstimulating, overwhelming world.

ANNA LEMBKE, MD, author of Dopamine Nation

In this timely book, author Corey Keyes equips us with the tools needed to break free from the mundane and embrace a life filled with purpose, joy, and fulfilment, and offers us a roadmap to reignite our passion for life, work, and relationships. Languishing is an important book for anyone seeking to thrive in a world that often leaves us feeling adrift. Embrace its wisdom, and let it be the catalyst for your transformation towards a life well-lived.

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

Corey Keyes is the leading researcher studying flourishing and languishing. In this conceptually rich and deeply personal book, Keyes helps us to see that most people are languishing to some degree because we live in a society almost perfectly designed to interfere with some of our deepest needs. His sociological insights are profound. His recommendations will help individuals and societies to flourish.

JONATHAN HAIDT, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University, author of The Righteous Mind and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind

Wise, profound and deeply compassionate

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