Tired, bored and sad can feel weirdly alike. Figure out which one it is before you pick the fix.

Three different states share one flat feeling, which is why evenings go wrong so reliably. Sleep fixes one, company or making something fixes another, and the third mostly needs to be felt rather than fixed, so a wrong guess leaves you worse off and surer that nothing works. The body offers hints if you check: heavy eyes, restless hands, a tight chest.

Pause before the automatic remedy tonight and run through the three. If it is tired, go to bed unreasonably early once this week and notice the difference. If it is bored, start something with your hands. If it is sad, let it be there and tell one person.