How to live a meaningful life | Brian S. Lowery

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🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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What makes for a meaningful life? Social psychologist Brian S. Lowery explores three ideas tied to the experience of meaning and shows why simply pursuing personal achievements isn't the best way to find it.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily,
0:10.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:14.6	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:16.2	A few days ago you heard from Social Psychologist Brian S. Lowry on our new series,
0:20.9	Ted Intersections.
0:22.6	Today we're sharing his TED Talk,
0:24.2	which confronts something that many of us
0:26.0	who have reached any measure of conventional success
0:28.8	have had to face.
0:30.1	The question of, is this it?
0:32.3	Is this all there is? In his talk, Lowry shares how he found a path for a meaningful and fulfilling life,
0:40.0	and how we can find it for ourselves after the break.
0:45.1	And now our TED Talk of the day.
0:48.5	Life is amazing.
0:50.5	Life is incredible.
0:52.1	The experiences we have, the possibilities of personal achievement.
0:57.0	You could sum at Everest. You could create a huge successful business.
1:01.0	You could give a TED Talk. huge successful
1:05.0	it feels incredible.
1:08.0	success, the flush of excitement,
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