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The question of life’s true purpose has baffled humanity for millennia. Philosophers, religious leaders, psychologists, and even scientists have all offered their interpretations. While no single ...

Most self-help advice on coping with negative emotions makes it almost impossible to act in your long-term best interests.

Nietzsche condemned anyone offering ‘answers’ or ‘solace’ – but engaging with nihilism can teach us to face the discomfort of a potentially meaningless existence ...

After spending three months interviewing octogenarians about life's meaning, I discovered they all shared the same regrets about what they'd prioritized—and their answers challenged everything I ...

A world where machines produce while humans merely consume may sound appealing, but it risks hollowing out the very activity that gives life meaning. We need to ask whether our potential is realised ...

Hospital rooms have a way of stripping life down to essentials. The sterile smell, the echo of footsteps on hard floors — ...

A Dalai Lama once said that our prime purpose in this life is to help others – and he may have been right. Scientists have found that having a positive impact on other people seems to be a key element ...

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion or survival. Nature supplied the backdrop – wind, water, animals – and music surfaced in hunting ...

Wonder restores depth, meaning, and emotional balance. By slowing down and staying curious, we reconnect with a world that ...

Most of us have grown up reading Lord Byron. George Gordon Byron was among most important poets of the Romantic movement in English literature. He lived a short but very dramatic life that had a ...

If you’re an investor, it’s a good time to be long on longevity. The longevity economy is projected to be worth $27 trillion by 2030. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are all in, investing in anti-aging ...