How often do we stop to think about the meaning of life? If you’re like me, probably not much. Even though I may feel a vague sense of anxiety around how my life is unfolding and the inevitability of ...

What is the definition of meaning? When we talk about meaning in psychology, we are generally referring to a significant or valuable explanation for why something happened or why it matters. This ...

Have you ever caught yourself wondering, What's the point of it all? Now that I've turned 60, I find myself coming back to this question often, especially when I look at the world today. Between the ...

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 ...

The bromide has it that a liberal is a person who won’t take his own side in an argument. To this we might add a corollary: there is a certain kind of conservative pundit who has never really had a ...