The photo below, from the often very moving PostSecret site, is happily much more extreme than how I would see my own situation, but the fact remains that, on many occasions, perhaps more work could indeed save us from despair and that a lot of time when we feel down, even if we're not depressed in a medical sense, what we're really experiencing is a lack of sustained effort and purpose.
The 52:52:52 project, launching on this site and on social media in 2025, will help you address 52 issues with 52 responses over 52 weeks.