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Purpose · Finding it

Name who's better off

End of the week, one line: one person or one thing that's better because of something you did. Work counts. Kids count.

2 minEvidence: worth trying

Meaning and happiness aren't the same. In a survey of about four hundred adults, happiness went with taking and ease; meaning went with giving, effort, and seeing how today connects to the rest of your life. Men who do a lot for others often have plenty of the second and never notice, because nobody asks. Evidence: decent

Writing the line is a way of asking. Untested as a habit. Two minutes. Evidence: worth trying

If the honest answer is "nobody, again" for weeks, that's information, and worth acting on before it becomes a mood.

Source: Baumeister, Vohs, Aaker and Garbinsky, 2013, Journal of Positive Psychology (link)

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