How can you add more purpose to your daily work? Looking for meaningful work? You’re not alone. A 2022 Deloitte survey ...

People who are goal-oriented tend to have better outcomes in life partly because having a "sense of purpose" is a skill that can yield positive results. But psychologists want to understand what other ...

How would you characterize the motivation that sustains you as you go about your everyday activities? Perhaps you’re visiting an older relative daily in the hospital during their recovery period from ...

Often, we say that age is just a number. However, when we actually experience aging first-hand, it can be overwhelming. Studies show that we experience the peak of our sense of purpose from our ...

Many clients come into psychotherapy with a question about purpose. This can be about not knowing one’s “grand” purpose or feeling like one’s previous purpose or motivations for living have exhausted ...

Research into Blue Zones—regions of the world where people tend to live longer—shows that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer. Now, new research from UC Davis shows that ...

Having a sense of purpose helps ward off dementia, a new study suggests. The research, published in the October issue of The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found a sense of purpose is ...

Take a few minutes to reflect on someone who inspires you, and how you can embody the values you admire in them. Take a few minutes to reflect on someone who inspires you, and how you can embody the ...

Can we think our way to better health? Maybe so! It’s been shown that a life with meaning and purpose can actually help to forestall dementia. A fascinating study can be read in the American Journal ...

When it comes time to retire, it's easy to think that just means kicking back and relaxing after decades of hard work. But new research suggests that it's a super important time to ensure you still ...

The number of adults in the U.S. who have attended some college but have yet to earn a certificate or degree has grown to over 43 million. Between January 2022 and July 2023 alone, 2.1 million ...