Meaning?
Is there an ultimate answer to the question, “Why?” Are life, the universe, and everything teeming with meaning? Or is it all particles and waves that …
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No Need for Enduring Legacies
When we consider our careers and what makes them meaningful, let’s beware the wish for creating something that will last. Instead of enduring, let’s go for …
The To-Do List is Dead…
Long live the to-do list! Even people who are good at making lists of their tasks get overwhelmed. Despite having up-to-date lists, they find it …
Can We Have Everything?
The cars, the houses, the career, the family, the vacations, the meaningful experiences, the titles, the accolades, the bucket list, the prestige, the money, the …
Money or Meaning?
Making all the money or doing meaningful work? Wait. Who says that we cannot have both? They are not mutually exclusive. They do not depend …
Find Meaningful Work, Part 2
In the prior post, we said that the trick to finding meaningful work is to begin with what we think is meaningful. That may be …
Find Meaningful Work, Part 1
How does one find meaningful work? Start with knowing what is meaningful. We choose to give meaning to something by noticing and appreciating it. In …
Purpose, meaning, significance, satisfaction
Purpose, meaning, significance, and satisfaction. These are what we all long for in our jobs. Yet most of us hold ourselves away from purpose, meaning, …
Trick Question
“The real problem of life is not its misery but its meaninglessness.” – Colin Wilson We toil away because…well, why? What is the meaning of …
What Does It All Mean-Examples
Yesterday we saw how we get to define the meaning of things and how liberating it is to do so. Here are some examples to …