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hey there fellow insomniacs ever feel
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like you're dragging your body through
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the day no matter how many hours you
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think you slept what if your exhaustion
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isn't about not enough Z's but something
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way more surprising today we're
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revealing top 15 surprising reasons
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you're always tired from sneaky dietary
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flaws to shocking sleep myths these
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culprits might be hiding in plain sight
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hit that like button subscribe if you're
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new and let's decode your fatigue
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oh and don't miss number nine it's free
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effortless and hiding in your daily
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one dehydration even slight deficits zap
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energy let's start with the most
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overlooked villain dehydration even 2%
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fluid loss like skipping breakfast water
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thickens blood forcing your heart to
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work harder a British Journal of
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Nutrition study found mild dehydration
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caused fatigue headaches and brain fog
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in 80% of participants my wakeup call
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I'd guzzle coffee but forget water
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result: Afternoon crashes so bad I
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napped at my desk once I added lemon
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water first thing my energy stabilized
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pro tip: add electrolytes a pinch of sea
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salt to your water it tastes better and
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helps cells absorb it two hidden food
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sensitivities: gluten dairy and more
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ever eat a healthy salad with grilled
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chicken and feel like a sloth afterward
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you might have a non-seliac gluten
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sensitivity or dairy intolerance chronic
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inflammation from these foods drains
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energy by diverting blood flow to
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digestion a gastroenterenterology study
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found 60% of people with fatigue had
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undiagnosed food sensitivities my friend
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ditched dairy for almond milk and said
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"I feel like I've been unshackled."
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Science snack try an elimination diet
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cut out common offenders: gluten dairy
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soy for 3 weeks then reintroduce one at
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a time track energy levels three
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overhydration yes too much water hurts
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wait can you drink too much water
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absolutely hyponetriia low sodium from
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excessive hydration dilutes electrolytes
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causing fatigue and headaches a clinical
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journal of sports medicine case study
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linked marathoners exhaustion to
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overhydration not dehydration i used to
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force 3 L daily until I learned my
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kidneys couldn't keep up now I listen to
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thirst cues one viewer wrote "I stopped
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chugging and my brain fog vanished." Pro
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tip: urine color is key pale yellow not
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clear four vitamin D deficiency the
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sunshine gap sunlight isn't just mood
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boosting it's life boosting just 15
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minutes a day triggers vitamin D
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synthesis which regulates immunity and
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energy a Mayo Clinic report found 40% of
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people are deficient increasing fatigue
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and depression risks my cousin started
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walking her dog at sunrise result: Her
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seasonal depression vanished science
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snack pair with fatty fish or fortified
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foods for better absorption
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five overtraining burnout in disguise
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exercise is great until it's not
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overtraining spikes cortisol breaks down
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muscle and depletes glycogen stores a
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sports medicine review found 65% of gym
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enthusiasts experienced fatigue from
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overdoing it when I did six-day hit
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routines I felt like a zombie switching
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to three days with yoga in between game
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changer pro tip: Rest days aren't lazy
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they're non-negotiable track heart rate
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variability HRV to spot burnout early
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six poor sleep quality not just quantity
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sleep isn't just about hours it's about
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deep sleep cycles a Nature study found
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fragmented sleep waking multiple times
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impairs memory and energy more than
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short sleep my mistake I prioritized 8
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hours but ignored my snoring turns out
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sleep apnnea was waking me 30 g night
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cpap therapy gave me my life back pro
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tip invest in a sleep tracker to monitor
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REM cycles seven screen time before bed
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blue light's dark side blue light from
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screens suppresses melatonin the hormone
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that makes you sleepy a Nature study
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found even 30 minutes of screen time
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delays sleep onset by an hour i used to
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scroll Tik Tok until 2 a.m wondering why
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I felt like a zombie swapping screens
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for a book magic one viewer wrote "I
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ditched my phone and now fall asleep
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faster than my dog." Pro tip enable
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night mode or wear blue light blocking
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glasses eight underactive thyroid the
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silent energy thief your thyroid is like
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your body's gas pedal if it's sluggish
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hypothyroidism everything slows down
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metabolism mood even heart rate a
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journal of clinical endocrinology and
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metabolism study linked fatigue to
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undiagnosed thyroid issues in 25% of
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cases my coworker blamed stress for her
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exhaustion until blood work revealed
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Hashimoto's disease thyroid medication
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gave her energy back pro tip get a blood
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test TSH T3 T4 if fatigue persists nine
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adrenal fatigue burnout's real name
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here's the secret you've got to hear
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adrenal fatigue chronic stress drains
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cortisol production leaving you wired
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yet exhausted a psychonuroendocrinology
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study found 70% of burnedout workers had
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abnormal cortisol rhythms when my
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startup job broke me I'd crash at 8:00
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p.m but wake at 3:00 a.m panicking
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switching to meditation and adaptogens
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like ashwagandha saved me science snack
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try 15inute micro doses of stress relief
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deep breathing laughter or a five-minute
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walk 10 b12 deficiency vegans and
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stressors beware vitamin B12 fuels red
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blood cells and nerve function
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deficiency brain fog weakness and
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fatigue a Harvard Thchan School review
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found vegans and stressed individuals
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are most at risk i went plant-based and
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felt like a zombie until I added
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nutritional yeast and B12 shots one
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vegan athlete wrote "I thought fatigue
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was normal now I crush workouts." Pro
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tip: Pair B12 with iron deficiencies
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often coexist 11 lack of nature your
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brains missing the outdoors humans
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evolved under open skies but modern life
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traps us indoors a PNAS study found city
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dwellers had 20% higher anxiety than
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rural folks nature deficit disrupts
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circadian rhythms and dopamine levels
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after burnout I started weekend hikes
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result: mental clarity and energy I'd
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forgotten one viewer wrote "I swapped
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Netflix for forest walks and I'm less
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grumpy." Pro tip: Try forest bathing
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even a city park counts 12
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overcaffeination the crash you didn't
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see coming love your latte too much
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caffeine hijacks adenosine receptors
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disrupting sleep and causing crashes a
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nutrient study found 400 milligrams plus
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daily two cups increased fatigue in
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sensitive individuals i drank five cups
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a day until I swapped three for matcha
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lower caffeine plus eltheanine now I'm
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steady not jittery pro tip: pair
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caffeine with elenine found in green tea
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for smooth energy 13 low iron especially
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for women did you know one in five women
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are iron deficient hemoglobin needs iron
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to carry oxygen without it you're
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starved for energy a WHO report linked
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fatigue to iron deficiency in 30% of
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cases my sister swore by steak and
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lentils her energy skyrocketed pro tip
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pair with vitamin C like bell peppers to
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14 sedentary lifestyle sitting sneaky
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toll sitting 8 plus hours daily a Mayo
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Clinic study found prolonged sitting
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slows lymphatic drainage letting toxins
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build up my office job left me groggy
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until I set hourly movement alarms now I
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do two-minute walks or squats every hour
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one friend dances to her favorite song
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yes dances she says "It's my two-minute
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vacation." Pro tip try a standing desk
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or treadmill walk meetings 15 lack of
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purpose burnout's quiet cousin last but
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not least lack of purpose a journal of
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happiness studies review found people
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without daily why had 50% higher burnout
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risk when I quit my job to pursue this
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channel my energy soared one viewer
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wrote "I retired but feel more tired my
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purpose left with my career." Pro tip:
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find joy in small rituals volunteer cook
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or learn a hobby which reason hit home
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let me know in the comments i love
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hearing your stories smash that
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subscribe button if you're ready to
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reclaim your energy and tap the bell so
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you never miss a tip until next time
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remember fatigue isn't weakness it's a