My research team has been working on this project for years and we all know our funding ends next year but instead of focusing we're all kind of grieving already and nothing is getting done. We care too much about this work to let it die but caring is making us ineffective.
More people experience this than they realize.
Anticipatory grief about losing meaningful work can prevent teams from maximizing their remaining productive time.
“Where Are You with Time and mortality — death as clarifying force?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.