#flourishing

#flourishing

The definition of flourishing we have used at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard is "the relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person's life are good, including the contexts in which that person lives." Understood thus, flourishing is an ideal. It is not something we ever attain perfectly in this life. Flourishing is also multi-dimensional. We may be flourishing in certain ways, but not in others.

"It raises important questions with regard to whether we are investing enough in our youth," said Tyler VanderWeele, highlighting a global study's troubling findings on youth well-being.