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COVID-19 is a plague not merely on the happiness that comes with health and wealth, but also on the meaning in our lives.
Douglas Adams claimed the answer was 42. But there are other interpretations.
Working out can make you a better worker, too.
Meaning and purpose aren’t the same, but one does drive the other.
The best sort of life would include both happiness and meaningfulness. Although one sometimes has to choose between these two values, one ought to strive for a life in which there’s plenty of both.
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research assistant at the Welsh Institute of Physical Activity, Health & Sport (WIPAHS), Swansea University
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Wellness; Registered Psychotherapist, Western University
