According to the World Health Organization, depression will be the leading cause of burden in every country by 2030. But, according to Keyes, it should not be the case.
“That’s a prediction that doesn’t have to come true if we change the way we approach the problem of mental illness and stop trying to treat our way out of it,” he said.
Languishing: How Can You Address It
Grant says a concept known as “flow” could potentially be the antidote to this particular feeling. Flow refers to the elusive state of total immersion in a meaningful challenge or a brief bond. It enables a person to dissolve the sense of time, place, and even the self.
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