The Meaning of Your Life
Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness
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- Expected Mar 31, 2026
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Publisher Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, the definitive account of how the modern world makes meaning so hard to find—and a plan to discover your life’s deepest purpose.
If you struggle to discern life’s meaning, you’re not alone. Millions today describe a growing sense of emptiness, a lack of purpose and significance. And there’s a reason: Rapid cultural, economic, and technological changes have rewired our brains, reducing their ability to perceive depth and purpose.
In The Meaning of Your Life, social scientist and happiness expert Arthur C. Brooks shows you how to push back against these changes and find the meaning you need to live a happy, fulfilling life. Relying on cutting-edge science, he offers practical, evidence-based strategies for breaking free of the powerful trends and personal habits that dull your focus on the why of your life. Drawing on the great philosophers and the world’s faith traditions, he shows how everyone can—and must—approach life’s most important and mysterious questions and provides a blueprint that will help even the most skeptical person find a life of spiritual transcendence, passionate love, and true calling.
“What is the meaning of my life?” is not an unanswerable question, but rather the start of a pilgrimage into unexplored corners of your consciousness. The Meaning of Your Life is your handbook for this journey.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Happiness researcher Arthur C. Brooks pushes us to look at the big picture of life with this engaging examination of purpose. While the modern world has become fixated on improving technology, wondering about the significance of existence seems to have fallen by the wayside. Unfortunately, Brooks argues, leaving purpose out of the equation leads to an empty, pointless life riddled with anxiety. Pulling from saints and science, he poses a series of questions to spark the process of examining the “Why?” of your life, saying that simple things like regularly strolling through a park or museum allow the more contemplative segments of the brain to come out and play. The Meaning of Your Life promotes an exploration of purpose beyond achievements that, ultimately, enriches the experience of being alive.
