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In positive psychology, a meaningful life is a construct having to do with the purpose, significance, fulfillment, and satisfaction of life. [1] While specific theories vary, there are two common aspects: a global schema to understand one's life and the belief that life itself is meaningful.
The first English use of the expression "meaning of life" appears in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus (1833–1834), book II chapter IX, "The Everlasting Yea". [1]Our Life is compassed round with Necessity; yet is the meaning of Life itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle.
Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life is the second non-fiction book by the best-selling Indian author Amish Tripathi following his previous non-fiction book Immortal India, which was released in 2017.
Toward a Meaningful Life is a book authored by Chabad Hasidic writer Simon Jacobson. [1] The book became the basis of a six-part course titled Toward a Meaningful Life: A Soul-Searching Journey for Every Jew by the Jewish Learning Institute. [2] The book elucidates the teachings of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Rebbe of Chabad. [3]
Simon Jacobson (born December 8, 1956) is the author of Toward a Meaningful Life (William Morrow, 2002) and publisher of the weekly Algemeiner Journal. Jacobson is a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
While not attempting a strict definition of the good life, positive psychologists agree that one must live a happy, engaged, and meaningful life in order to experience "the good life". Martin Seligman referred to "the good life" as "using your signature strengths every day to produce authentic happiness and abundant gratification". [ 6 ]
Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person's life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is a 2018 self-help book by the Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. It provides life advice through essays in abstract ethical principles, psychology, mythology, religion, and personal anecdotes.