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When job searching becomes a cycle of hope and despair

I have been unemployed for eight months and I have applied to hundreds of jobs and now I just spend all day refreshing my email and playing phone games.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Prolonged uncertainty dissolves agency into passive waiting, where activity becomes a mere distraction from powerlessness.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Boredom and empty time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.