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Stop Overthinking Your Purpose — It’s Making You Miserable
Lack of purpose is one of the biggest problems in modern society
Is this it???
The question comes from my fiance.
She got her Ph.D. in neuroscience last year, and after starting a few positions that weren’t quite right, she’s finally landed a lab role in Montréal that she likes.
We’ve been settling into our normal life routine — hence the “is this it” inquiry.
It’s common for people in her situation to be confronted by existential questions.
For many, the first quarter to a third of life is a sequence of clear goals.
Graduate high school.
Get into a good college and choose a major.
Get good grades in college and university.
Get a good job.
Get married and have children.
People go through this sequence only to be smacked in the face with a giant “Now what?”
What’s the next step from here?
There isn’t a clear answer to this question — the answer to this question is the answer to the meaning of life.
