Staying busy at least helps you to forget your worries as you pretend that you "have your future firmly under control." Many more boomers find themselves sliding into depression as they worry about not having what it takes to compete and about lacking money and time. They cannot stir themselves or stoop to self-improvement.
老實說，能這樣忙碌的人還算是有福的，至少忙碌可以減輕心裡的焦慮，塑造「未來掌握在自己手裡」的錯覺；更多人則一方面憂心自己競爭力不足，一方面又因沒錢、沒閒或提不起心力、放不下身段來尋求提升和蛻變，反倒更容易陷入抑鬱。