"Malaise" seems more accurate than "Languishing"

I have to imagine that the NYT article published not too long ago about "languishing" has percolated into your consciousness at some point by now. Does the concept really capture things accurately for our population, on average? For me I think "malaise" seems more accurate. Yesterday after the last all-day lab marathon plus bicycling class, I just felt awful. Every Wednesday this semester has felt like teaching with a hangover, except without any fun beforehand (and let's remember that alcohol is a depressant anyway, so it generally isn't especially fun for me, either).

And that's after one of the best labs of the semester, from a conceptual/experiential standpoint, where we put together a lot of concepts and skills developed over the course of the semester and get to watch muscles twitch.

The most I can hope is that students will take away positive memories from the lab and course and an appreciation for what they've learned and got to do. (and might remember something of the subject matter)

Once I hand in my final grades I just don't quite know what I will do next. This doesn't feel like a "fall on my face and sleep" kind of sensation. It feels maybe slightly more akin to grief.

The biggest thing I feel is some urgency to inventory all of the things I've had to drop just to keep on top of teaching. The list is long.