Meaning

In Arthur's view, today’s unhappiness epidemic has a root cause: a crisis of meaning. The problem, of course, is that meaning is a tricky thing to understand. Indeed, the meaning of your life is ineffable — it cannot be “solved” once and for all, like most other problems. That’s why Arthur's work on meaning helps individuals to understand life's ineffable nature. He teaches how romantic love, work as a calling, beauty (via nature, art, and morality), transcendence, and suffering are all generative parts of a meaningful life. It is time we all became fully alive.

“People today increasingly struggle with meaning because they have been deskilled in the deepest mysteries of life.”

Arthur Brooks

“To find the meaning of your life means seeking your life’s coherence, purpose, and significance.”

Arthur Brooks

“The one thing that can’t be simulated by modern technology is the meaning of life.”

Arthur Brooks

“The modern world of technology is literally changing the way people use their brains, rendering them less capable of finding life’s coherence, purpose, and signifiance.”

Arthur Brooks

Meaning in Life Questionnaire

Are you a Hopeful Wanderer, a Relentless Seeker, Happy at Home, or Lost in Place? This survey assesses the extent to which you are searching for, and have presence of, meaning in your life.

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The Meaning of Your Life

Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, the definitive account of how the modern world makes meaning so hard to find—and a plan to discover your life’s deepest purpose.

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