Meaning & Values
Here you will find articles about meaning and values as well as important research findings and useful and interesting insights on what makes life most worth living.
5 Best Ikigai Books to Live a Meaningful Life [+ Summaries]
Ikigai is as much a way of life as an idea. While the Japanese approach to finding and living in a meaningful way is ultimately a [...]
Optimistic Explanatory Style: 5 Examples of How to Foster It
Oh dear… you were late for work, again. Or maybe you spotted a typo in your presentation? Did you not make it to the grocery [...]
The Philosophy of Ikigai: 3 Examples About Finding Purpose
Ikigai (ee-key-guy) is a Japanese concept that combines the terms iki, meaning “alive” or “life,” and gai, meaning “benefit” or “worth.” When combined, these terms [...]
15 Ways to Find Your Purpose of Life & Realize Your Meaning
Reading my philosophy thesis was like receiving an email from my 25-year-old self. “You don’t find meaning; you create it,” was my answer to the [...]
Logotherapy: Viktor Frankl’s Theory of Meaning
As the sun cascades behind the distant mountains, it creates a beautiful array of orange, peach, and pink. When we bask in the glory of [...]
7 Best Books to Help You Find the Meaning of Life
What is our purpose? What aims should we pursue to live a fulfilling life? There is no more important topic than the meaning of our [...]
Core Beliefs: 12 Worksheets to Challenge Negative Beliefs
What are core beliefs, and why do they matter? Core beliefs are our most deeply held assumptions about ourselves, the world, and others. They are [...]
Socratic Questioning in Psychology: Examples and Techniques
The philosopher Socrates is something of an enigma. Condemned to death in 399 BC and leaving no written works, we rely extensively on the writings [...]
How to Find Meaning in Life: 5 Ways to Realize Your Meaning
At some stage of our time on Earth, we might wonder about the meaning of our life. If you have ever had this thought, then [...]
What Does it Mean to Have a Sense of Coherence? (+Scale)
According to Harvard Health, the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC) is a scale that assesses how people view life and a scale that seeks to [...]