1. Why is it important to have a purpose?
A purpose is a form of motivation. It gives us energy to endure tough times to – so from a resilience perspective is it essential. I think finding an over-arching purpose is hard. I’ve tried and it changes for me and can take multiple forms. That’s why I think it is much easier to make big goals and combine that with finding meaning. Those are much easier to attain and set-up
1. Purpose is correlated with health, wealth, and happiness.
Cross-sectional research has shown that possessing a sense of purpose in life is a powerful predictor of numerous positive outcomes. Purposeful people have stronger immune systems (Fredrickson et al., 2013), recover more quickly from surgery (Kim et al., 2013), and even live longer (Hill & Turiano, 2014). Possessing a sense of purpose has also been shown to correlate with economic success (Hill et al., 2019). Finally, people at every stage of life are happier when they possess a sense of purpose (Bronk et al., 2009).
Research:
Bronk, K. C., Hill, P. L., Lapsley, D. K., Talib, N., & Finch, H. (2009). Purpose, hope, and life satisfaction in three age groups. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 500–510.
Hill, P. L., Cheung, F., Kubel, A., & Burrow, A. L. Life engagement is associated with higher GDP among societies. (2019). Journal of Research in Personality, 78, 210-214.
Fredrickson, B. L., Grewen, K. M., Coffey, K. A., Algoe, S. B., Firestine, A. M., Arevalo, J. M., ... & Cole, S. W. (2013). A functional genomic perspective on human well-being. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(33), 13684-13689.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320814#Meaning,-purpose,-and-perception
Find your purpose in 5 mins.
Adam Leipzip Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsXO9brK7M
5 Questions tip.
In his TED talk (which you can watch here), he suggests we all take a few minutes to ask ourselves who we are, what we do, who we do it for, what these beneficiaries need or want, and what our final payoff is.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/default-mode-network
Viktor Frankl – Man’s search for ultimate meaning.
https://www.amazon.com/Ikigai-Japanese-Secret-Long-Happy/dp/0143130722
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