Meaning of Life

What’s the Meaning of Life? by Mark Manson.

Meaning is not something that exists outside of ourselves. It is not some cosmic universal truth waiting to be discovered. It is not some grand ‘eureka’ moment that will change our lives forever. Meaning requires action. Meaning is something that we must continually find and nurture. Consistently.

And like water, meaning flows through us — what is important today is not what was important years ago; and what is important tomorrow will not be the same as what is important today. Meaning must be sought out and replenished frequently.

You see, once we accept that meaning is something generated between our own ears, well it brings up a very real question: is life ultimately meaningless? I mean, let’s be real: the universe doesn’t care if you make a bazillion dollars or if you find the love of your life or that your mom’s surgery goes well or that your kid grows up and finds the cure for cancer.

You care and so you find it meaningful.

The Meaning of Life (theschooloflife.com). A thorough take on the topic.

What Is the Meaning of Life? (theschooloflife.com). Meaning is to be found in three activities in particular: Communication, Understanding and Service.

The Secret to Happiness Is Helping Others (time.com). There is a Chinese saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” For centuries, the greatest thinkers have suggested the same thing: Happiness is found in helping others…Scientific research provides compelling data to support the anecdotal evidence that giving is a powerful pathway to personal growth and lasting happiness.

7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose by Mark Manson. We exist on this earth for some undetermined period of time. During that time we do things. Some of these things are important. Some of them are unimportant. And those important things give our lives meaning and happiness. The unimportant ones basically just kill time. So when people say, “What should I do with my life?” or “What is my life purpose?” what they’re actually asking is: “What can I do with my time that is important?”…Discovering one’s “purpose” in life essentially boils down to finding those one or two things that are bigger than yourself, and bigger than those around you.

Nobody cares about you after you’re dead and the universe destroys itself (levels.io). Life is about…intrinsic motivation and meaning. Enjoying the ride and whatever you do for the thing itself.

Hunter S. Thompson’s Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life by Shane Parrish. In April of 1958, Hunter S. Thompson was 22 years old when he wrote this letter to his friend Hume Logan in response to a request for life advice. Thompson’s letter, found in Letters of Note, offers some of the most thoughtful and profound advice I’ve ever come across.

The secret to a meaningful life is simpler than you think (qz.com). Life matters because we exist within and among living things, as part of an enduring and incomprehensible chain of existence. Sometimes life is brutal, he writes, but meaning is derived from perseverance. The Tao says, “One who persists is a person of purpose.”

The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness (dariusforoux.com). For the longest time, I believed that there’s only one purpose of life: And that is to be happy…I believe that happiness is merely a byproduct of usefulness.

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