Second of all, have you stumbled upon an increasing number of articles on this theme lateley?
Well that's because it's autumn. It is that season when nature starts its decaying cycle, and we as part of it, can't escape this process either.
About a week ago my mind simply stopped. I was working on something but it didn't matter. I woke up in this sort of a limbo state and I'm still in it. I feel like doing nothing, it seems that nothing really matters. I just sit and stare blankly for minutes. It feels like a part of me is not here anymore. I know it'll come back, it happened before, roughly in the same period. So I just sit, and I suppose this is a good thing. It's nature's way to remind ourself not to take everything too serious, and detach a bit, you know, breathe the air, smell the flowers, enjoy without worrying...