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When job searching becomes compulsive checking

I keep refreshing job boards every hour even though I applied to everything I qualify for and I know checking won't make anyone call me back but I cannot stop myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The anxiety of an uncertain future transforms hope into a desperate need for control over timing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Hope as temporal orientation?”

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