Psychological tips aren’t enough – policies need to address structural inequities so everyone can flourish
- Written by Sarah S. Willen, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Research Program on Global Health & Human Rights at the Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut
Who gets to flourish and who doesn't?Tony Anderson/DigitalVision via Getty Images“Languishing” is the in-vogue term for today’s widely shared sense of pandemic malaise. According to some psychologists, you can stop languishing with simple steps: Savor the small stuff. Do five good deeds. Find activities that let you “flow.&r...