Why 2021 felt worse than 2020, and how to feel better in 2022

Back in March — which seems like eons ago — a meme comparing our 2021 selves to our 2020 selves went around. Needless to say, the more current state was withered, having been through a year of the pandemic at that point:

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While the joke is months old now, it encapsulates what many still...