Friday, September 18, 2015

Do you want a meaningful or a happy life? – Roy F Baumeister – Aeon


T
his begins to suggest a theory for why it is we care so much about meaning. Perhaps the idea is to make happiness last. Happiness seems present-focused and fleeting, whereas meaning extends into the future and the past and looks fairly stable. For this reason, people might think that pursuing a meaningful life helps them to stay happy in the long run

---Steve

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