8 August 2020
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The ABCs of meaning
Robert Wright speaks with Bruce Feiler, author of the new book Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age, about the roles played by “agency,” “belonging,” and “cause” in a meaningful life.
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In this video:
- Bruce’s new book, Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
- Debunking the idea of the “predictable crises of adult life”
- Two kinds of life changes: “disruptors” and “lifequakes”
- Does Bob need a lifequake?
- Bruce: “The linear model of life transitions is just wrong”
- Millennials zigging and zagging
- The ABCs of meaning: agency, belonging, cause
- How to write your own life story
- Are the stories we tell about ourselves just BS? And is that okay?
- How to change the meaning of your life
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