In this second part of my series on languishing, I focus on some of the remedies that can turn someone who is languishing into someone who is flourishing. First of all, I'd like to talk about two possible paths to flourishing :

• The external pathis where we keep score and become good at something, like our jobs. We take the external approach when we do something to improve our social status. The external pathway is objectively rewarding, but you get diminishing returns as you age.
• The internal pathis all about meaningful personal change and ethics. As you get older, there are more opportunities to follow it, at least because the nosy relatives who judge you during the New Year family gatherings begin to disappear one by one.

I find the internal path harder to walk than the external one because I can keep score and compare with other people. But I am also aware that post-FIRE, there is...