The Power of Meaning Crafting a Life that Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith
Philosophy2017 · 290 pages · ~5 hr read

The Power of Meaning Crafting a Life that Matters

by Emily Esfahani Smith
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"This ... book argues that the search for meaning can immeasurably deepen our lives and is far more fulfilling than the pursuit of personal happiness. There is a myth in our culture that the search for meaning is some esoteric pursuit--that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to figure out life's great secret. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us--right here, right now. Drawing on the latest research in positive psychology; on insights from George Eliot, Viktor Frankl, Aristotle, the Buddha, and other great minds; and on interviews with seekers of meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith lays out the four pillars upon which meaning rests"--

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"This ... book argues that the search for meaning can immeasurably deepen our lives and is far more fulfilling than the pursuit of personal happiness. There is a myth in our culture that the search for meaning is some esoteric pursuit--that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to figure out life's great secret.

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The Power of Meaning Crafting a Life that Matters was written by Emily Esfahani Smith.

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