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Podcast: Beyond the basement
Episode: Do you suffer from seriousness fatigue?
Description: In this episode, I explore a condition I call Seriousness Fatigueβ’ - a surprisingly common but under-diagnosed affliction affecting grown-ups everywhere. Symptoms include: chronic joylessness, relentless productivity, and a general heaviness that makes life feel like a spreadsheet.Itβs a playful diagnosis, but a real experience. I look at how fun deficit disorder (FDD) links to perfectionism, mental over-exertion, and emotional and physical disconnection. I also offer a few suggested treatments (side effects may include relief, pleasure and feeling alive again).If life has felt a bit grey lately, and you crave lightness or esca...