There is a myth in our culture that to find meaning you have to travel to a distant monastery or wade through dusty volumes to figure out life's great secret.
There is a myth in our culture that to find meaning you have to travel to a monastery or wade through dusty volumes to figure out life's great secret. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us. Drawing on the latest research in positive psychology, Emily Esfahani Smith identifies four pillars upon which meaning rests: Belonging, Purpose, Storytelling and Transcendence. .