Dana Milbank in The Washington Post:
How can we stay happy in an age gone mad? It often feels as though all is unstable at the moment. Uncertainty dominates the economy. Our politics and planet are a mess. Scientific experts and government workers have been cast aside. Many more fear their jobs could be wiped out by artificial intelligence. Little surprise then that historic levels of Americans report being depressed, anxious and lonely. Fewer say they are very satisfied with their lives than at any point since Gallup began asking the question a quarter-century ago. But there may be a practical way to keep ourselves on a meaningful path — a sort of happiness hack for our chaotic times.
Results from a six-year study out of Cornell add to some already compelling evidence that the most efficient route to human flourishing may be a lot simpler than we’ve been making it. While there’s no magic solution when it comes to human well-being, the evidence suggests a relatively easy exercise in articulating one’s purpose can have outsized mental and even physical health benefits.
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