Many people ask about the intrinsic meaning of life and the universe. Here, we're assuming that they mean inherent purpose or significance. This is a difficult question since if they mean it literally (i.e., literally in the universe), then the answer is no. If they mean ingrained in all living organisms (i.e., in all life), then the answer is y...
Read MoreEveryone has asked, "What have I been doing wrong in my life?" at one point in time. It's often hard to see the mistakes that you might be making since you are in the moment. While it's hard to give general advice that's universally applicable, there are several common self-limiting activities that, based on probability, you’ll likely be partakin...
Read MoreFrom my high-view-count Quora post on the subject. In no particular order:
Read MoreSomeone on Quora asked me to play the three-word game with the meaning of life, so here it is—the meaning of life in as few words as possible: In one word: Growth. In three words: Growth through experience. In the minimum number required to explain all eight of the components I identified:
Read MoreBeing stuck inside during the coronavirus is tough. Worse, it can lead to slacking off on the daily life maintenance that maintains your health and well-being. One of the difficult parts of life is that improvement and deterioration are incremental, so you don't always notice them. For example, you don't always stop exercising, eat only fast foo...
Read MoreWhile I hope that you are living a happy, fulfilling, meaningful life, it is possible that you are not. In either case, an effective way to ensure that you can get or stay on the right path is by looking at the most common reasons why people might not feel a sense of meaning and purpose in life. Hopefully, learning from others struggles can make...
Read MoreWhen thinking about the world and the universe, many questions about how we fit in and how we should look at our lives start to spring up: You'll notice that these questions can be used to justify either opinion: you could argue that the universe is large->nothing I do matters->so who cares about life, or you could argue that the universe is large-...
Read MoreSo, let me get my own personal experience out of the way first: I graduated from college a semester early because I took 18–19 credits for 7 semesters. So, without a job lined up (I wasn’t expecting to graduate until May but crossed my credit requirements in December), I spent months applying for jobs and not really doing much else. Out of the bl...
Read MoreMany people will ponder death and immediately wonder why we're born at all if we just are going to die. The truth is, that's a tempting but incorrect way to look at life: we are born to live, not to die. I get it—the idea that we're just going to die and it's all pointless seems profound when you first think it. It seems like you've just seen that...
Read MorePeople who are in a period of indecision or listlessness ponder what they can do to get back the motivation they need to live a more productive, fruitful life and feel more happiness and purpose. Fortunately, the means through which you can make that switch are pretty simple (not easy, but simple).
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