What is the purpose of life? There are as many answers to this age-old question as there are people, and they run the gamut from hopeful to nihilistic to, well, nonexistent. Here are just a few famous ...

I believe that if you find your purpose and share it with the world, you will be happier. This is because you are doing what is right for you, what speaks your values, and is important to your life.

Throughout our lives, we accept a number of predefined roles, each with associated tasks, schedules, and behavioral expectations. These roles—student, employee, spouse, parent, and so on—help us ...

A growing body of research suggests our social-psychological health matters when it comes to health and longevity. For example, studies have found that people who are more satisfied with life or have ...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” my father asked me when I was eight-years-old. He would periodically ask me this question (as would numerous other adults — it still seems to be a popular ...

Having a purpose in life has been found to have many benefits for people, including better health and emotion management, less stress during stressful times, and even economic success. And it is ...

Research into Blue Zones - regions of the world where people tend to live longer - shows that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer. Now, new research from UC Davis shows that ...

It has become such common advice that few question it. But rather than inspirational, it can feel like a burden. How do I go about finding this and what if I never do? This is “purpose anxiety” — the ...

There is lots of sensible stuff in the articles and books. However, there is a theme across them that is most explicit in Corporate Purpose: Why It Matters More Than Strategy. It reminds me of the ...

Aliza Wingo, senior author of the study, is a professor in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Research into Blue Zones — regions of the world where ...