Psychologist explains why everyone feels exhausted right now and it makes so much sense

1 [Psychologist explains why everyone feels exhausted right now and it makes so much sense]( We're about to wrap up year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's been a weird ride, to say the least. These years have been hard, frustrating, [confusing and tragic]( and yet we keep on keeping on. Except the keeping on part isn't quite as simple as it sounds. Despite the fact that COVID-19 is [still wreaking havoc]( we've sort of collectively decided to move on, come what may. This year has been an experiment in normalcy, but one without a testable hypothesis or clear design. And it's taken a toll. So many people are feeling tired, exhausted, worn thin ("like butter scraped over too much bread," as Bilbo Baggins put it) these days. But why? Psychologist and speaker Naomi Holdt beautifully explained what's behind the overarching exhaustion people are feeling as we close out 2022, and it makes perfect sense. [Read the story]( 2 [10-year-old boy calculating the cost of his first date is the cutest thing ever]( Dating can become an expensive affair, especially for the one paying for them. A child calculating his expenses for his first date is the sweetest thing you will see today. And it's no joke that he is ready to work hard for it. In a [Reddit]( video, a 10-year-old Wyatt can be seen calculating the expense with the phone for his first date. Then he tells his family, "Wait, just listen I'll have to have $36 to just get refills, and drinks." His father is quick to tell him it would have taken him hours to make that. The child doesn't give up and tells his father, "I know what to do." Immediately his father reminds him to not forget to add extra funds in case the girl wants something special, maybe "she wants to play a game or an animal or something." The child seems stressed out and says, "Oh my God. How much are games?" He continues, "So I did the math here. I have five days and I have to work three hours to get $7. Three times 7 is 21." [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( 3 [Texas high school swimmer beats record set by Michael Phelps]( You don't have to be into the Olympics or even into swimming in general to know who [Michael Phelps]( is. His record-shattering proclivity is well known around the globe and as the most decorated swimmer, with [28 Olympic medals]( he's earned his name recognition. Just so happens, there's a Texas teen who is eyeing Phelps' records and took a break from his studies to break one. [Maximus Williamson]( a sophomore at Keller High School near Fort Worth, Texas, has had his heart set on breaking the Olympian's record since 2021, but came up short that year. This year, with another strong swimmer flanking him and coming up fast, he channeled his inner fish apparently because he shattered Phelps' national age group (15-16) record in the 400-yard individual medley—one of the toughest of the swim races. [Read the story]( 4 [Police get the laugh of their lives after called to arrest a 'naked' man on someone’s lawn]( The Shepherdsville, Kentucky, police dispatcher’s call to officers sounded serious. "We have a male standing outside," the dispatcher [said, according to WDRB](. "He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs." However, when the police arrived at the home, they couldn’t keep a straight face because it was clear that someone had mistaken a Christmas display featuring Cousin Eddie of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” for an actual predator. "Umm...it's gonna be 'Uncle Eddie,'" the responding officer told the dispatcher, after arriving on the scene and realizing that there wasn’t any crime being committed. He was off on the name by a generation but that’s fine. Eddie was an uncle to the Griswold children, Rusty and Audrey. [Read the story]( 5 [Iowa sports reporter can't hide how he really feels about having to cover Iowa blizzard]( Some people live where the air hurts their faces, and while some are perfectly happy living and playing in snowmen's favorite weather, others are not. There's nothing like being grumpy about weather you can't control, but someone having to be out in it against their will escalates the irritation to a whole new level. When sports reporter [Mark Woodley]( was called in to cover the weather, he seemed justifiably annoyed that his assignment was to be outside to tell people of the impending blizzard in Iowa. Woodley made it pretty clear from the moment the cameras started rolling that he was indeed not a winter weather person and the result is hilarious. [Read the story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2022 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.