This week Scott is joined by sociologist and psychologist, Corey Keyes. Scott and Corey discuss the pervasiveness of languishing in our society today and how to feel alive again. Dr. Keyes explains the 5 psychological vitamins we should all be taking to live life to avoid depression and live life to the fullest. According to Dr. Keyes, flourishing people:
– Help others
– They learn something new and focus on personal growth
– They engage in some form of transcendence
– They play
– They socialize, but they socialize quality relationships where there’s warmth and trust, where there’s belonging and where there is giving and getting.
About the guest
Podcast Guest
Corey Keyes is an American sociologist and Professor Emeritus at Emory University who is known for coining the psychological concepts of flourishing and languishing. He is the author of Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down.
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