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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.

Best Ikigai Books

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]