Most people assume they are living their own life. After all, you chose your career—or at least it feels like you did. You have your own opinions, your own goals, your own relationships, your own routines. From the inside, your life appears uniquely yours. Yet psychology, sociology, and neuroscience all point toward an uncomfortable reality: human beings are profoundly shaped by their...
The meaning of life may not be a hidden answer waiting to be discovered. It may emerge through the way we participate in life itself. Few questions have occupied the human mind more than this one. Every culture has explored it. Every religion has offered an answer. Philosophers have debated it for thousands of years. Scientists have approached it from the perspective of evolution and...
The search for purpose often begins with the assumption that it’s something waiting to be found. But purpose may be less like a destination and more like a relationship with the life you’re already living. Few questions carry as much emotional weight as this one. Children are asked what they want to be when they grow up. Teenagers feel pressure to choose careers that will define their...
