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menshealth.com · 2026-09-20
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Why It's So Hard to Care About Work Right Now
menshealth.com · 2026-09-20
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedThe article says widespread adoption of AI is increasing how much work people have to do rather than reducing it.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe author says he is seeing a collective indifference or "meh" among workers who no longer feel that caring about their jobs pays off.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe article defines this pattern as the "Care Crash," a combination of feeling that competence no longer matters, meaning has drained from a career, and a person is helpless to improve the future.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe article says the Care Crash is different from burnout because it is not depletion but divestment: people still can care, but the return on caring is gone.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article warns that the line between the Care Crash and depression can be fuzzy and advises seeking help from a licensed therapist if symptoms spread beyond work or affect sleep, appetite, or other areas of life.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Usage on Affective Work Well-Being: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Adopting Artificial Intelligence after a Multinational Merger: The Effect of Strategic AI Training on Employees' Work Engagement
2026 · Crossref
The Mediating Role of Work Engagement Between Artificial Intelligence Anxiety and Task Performance Among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study.
2026 · Europe PMC
Factors Associated with AI Use in a Norwegian Sample.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · PubMed
The Nexus Between Workplace Ostracism and Employees’ Work Alienation in the Digital Business Era
2026 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Engineering and Innovation (AISEI) · 2026 · Crossref
And 10 more candidates considered.