Even as many of us are trapped indoors due to the pandemic, our moods rise on bright days and plumb the depths after days of rain.
Such transitory mood swings are not not well understood but animal behavior offers useful insights. Adaptive Inactivity Low moods are demotivating.
We feel lethargic, or tired, and are less likely to exert ourselves in new, or productive, activities. While we may feel listless, dispirited, and unhappy, this could boost the biological currencies of survival and reproduction.
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