Most people think the purpose of life is to “find yourself” or “chase your happiness.” That’s why most people are still miserable. In this episode I dig into the hard truth: self-centered living is a scam. Backed by decades of research from the Harvard Study of Adult Development to Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, we’ll unpack why a life that revolves around you is guaranteed to be empty, and why the only path to real fulfillment is living for others. SourcesWaldinger, R. & Schulz, M. (2010). The Harvard Study of Adult Development.Kasser, T. (2002). The High Price of Materialism. MIT Press.Post, S. G. (2005). Altruism, happiness, and health: It’s good to be good. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12(2), 66–77.Mauss, I. B., et al. (2011). Can seeking happiness make people unhappy? Emotion, 11(4), 807–815.Frankl, V. (1959). Man’s Search for Meaning.

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