If that’s your daily mood, you’re not lazy — you might just be burnt out. Welcome to the Zero Motivation Era, where Gen Z is collectively exhausted, overstimulated, and questioning everything about work, purpose, and productivity.

Let’s talk about why we feel this way — and what we can actually do about it.

If you’ve ever caught yourself three hours deep into TikTok wondering where the day went, congratulations — you’ve officially experienced brain rot.

And no, it’s not just a joke anymore.