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…as individuals age, they place greater emphasis in their own lives on qualities they might have neglected in the rush to build careers and raise families: purpose, intrinsic motivation, and meaning.
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060 |
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…to much sobriety can be bad for your career and worse for your general well-being. In the Conceptual Age, in work and in life, we all need to play.
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066 |
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Empathy brings joy. And… is an essential part of living a life of meaning.
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165 |
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Meaning has become a central aspect of our work and our lives. Pursuing meaning obviously is no simple task.
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219 |
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…we ought to take spirituality seriously because of its demonstrated ability to improve our lives – something that might be even more valuable when so many of us have satisfied (and oversatisfied) our material needs.
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222 |
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The way we live is eroding our capacity for deep, sustained, perceptive attention – the building blocks of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural progress.
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013 |
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…without strong skills of attention, we are buffeted by the world and hindered in our capacity to grow and even to enjoy life.
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023 |
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People who focus well report feeling less fear, frustration, and sadness day to day, partly because they can literally deploy their attention away from negatives in life.
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023 |
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…to dissect and map these moments of broken time [interruptions] is to shed light on how we live today.
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084 |
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…it is often in its wondrous details that contentment can be found.
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089 |
