Finding meaning in life

For many people, the pursuit of happiness is the meaning of life itself.

However, Friedrich Nietzsche saw the pursuit of happiness as a pointless waste of human life. He was instead dedicated to the idea of finding meaning in life where people are willing to undertake great suffering in th...

• Many of us struggle with finding meaning, as we are busy with our daily work and distractions.
• Meaning in life provides us with the purpose of getting up daily, energized and pepped up about the day, being productive in whatever we do.
• Meaningful lives lead to happiness.
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There are important distinctions between the methods of searching for and the benefits of experiencing happiness and meaning. Baumeister and his fellow researchers found that:

• Feeling healthy was related to happiness, but not meaning;
• Feeling good was related to happiness, not ...