Term
Acedia
An idea of the early Christian monks: listlessness and restlessness that make it impossible to focus on prayer and work. It was called the “noonday demon”.
The End of Burnout: Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives, Jonathan Malesic
Explained in
- The End of Burnout: Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives, Jonathan Malesic
- The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, David Brooks
A word medieval monks used for a listless gloom in which the desire to do anything fades away. Brooks uses it for the emptiness that can arrive even after success.