In his latest book, the New York Times bestselling author writes of a cultural crisis: an increase in anxiety and depression, concurrent with a rise in social media use, during what he terms an "Age ...

The notion of living to the fullest by grabbing on to life and holding it tight can be traced to ancient Greece. Our longstanding research into the ways that Greeks, from ancient times to the present ...

Instead, cultivate more meaning moment by moment. “Set the bar low, and accumulate small changes over time,” Burnett says. In ...

The end of the world is when we die but the end of the world is not the end of us. John 18:37-38: “So Pilate said to him, ‘Then you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say I am a king. For this I was ...

The concept of meaning in life encompasses an individual’s sense of purpose, coherence and significance, and it is increasingly recognised as integral to mental health. Contemporary research ...

Many have pondered life’s Great Questions. How big is the universe? Is there life on other planets? Does God exist? Admittedly, as a young person I felt ill-suited to address such heady questions. Any ...

Presaging Frankl’s emphasis on the congenital need for some sense of meaning and purpose in life, Carl Jung states, “I have observed that a life directed to an aim is in general better, richer, and ...

When the meaning of life is brought up, the usual attitude towards it is mystification. Few people in modern times take the meaning of life for granted. They assume that it is the same as the mystery ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I address a frequently voiced assertion ...