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my sister is going through some meaning crisis, doesn’t know where she’s headed in life, says she lacks purpose in life, etc. Trying to think of books, articles, etc., that could get her through this. Any ideas?
Cc @QiaochuYuan @visakanv @FioraAeterna
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So, you recognize (as everyone does at some level) that both personal enjoyment and usefulness to others are valid purposes. So long as you maintain that, you are not succumbing to “mission” or “materialism” as I’ve used the words.
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There is a failure mode of trying to combine mundane and higher purposes in a way that doesn’t work well, explained here. [Unpublicized new content! But slightly drafty.] https://meaningness.com/mingled-mission-materialism …
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