Feeling that your life has meaning is fundamental to the experience of being human, and people who feel this way tend to be healthier and happier. Given the importance that most people place on ...

Some argue that our lives derive meaning from our ability to see them as an ongoing story. So is telling our own life story ...

In the first half of 2021, the Pew Research Center surveyed almost 20,000 people in 17 countries. Their question was simple: “What aspects of your life do you currently find meaningful, fulfilling, or ...

Presaging Frankl’s emphasis on the congenital need for some sense of meaning and purpose in life, Carl Jung states, “I have observed that a life directed to an aim is in general better, richer, and ...

Existential therapy is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people find a sense of meaning in their lives. It is less rigidly structured than other types of therapy and focuses on exploring a ...

Most modern philosophical discussions of meaning in life take value to constitute meaningfulness. The intuition behind these discussions is that if we want to make a life meaningful, we should enhance ...

Steve Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Reincarnation is a core belief of the Hindu faith. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains that changing one’s body is like changing one’s clothes. I accept that possibility as I accept the idea of a ...

In today’s consumerist, fast-moving culture, the pursuit of meaning in life may not be everyone’s immediate goal. However, research shows that finding meaning in life, whatever that might be for the ...

In the United States, even the meaning of life can have a partisan tinge. In February 2021, Pew Research Center asked 2,596 U.S. adults the following open-ended question: “What about your life do you ...