There’s a phenomenon that affects astronauts when they travel into space and look back at the Earth, called the overview effect. “It’s reportedly a cognitive shift that occurs that’s to do with ...

In a reply to a recent post I published on death and the meaning of life, a reader identified as Anonymous wrote, among other things, "I think life is meaningless in a vacuum. One imposes value upon ...

Turns out, even happiness isn’t even a foolproof strategy for the good life. Sure, technically your life might be really good if you’re happy, but it will still be shallow. That’s because happy people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. While the human quest of meaning is perennial, the answers ...

When the meaning of life is brought up, the usual attitude towards it is mystification. Few people in modern times take the meaning of life for granted. They assume that it is the same as the mystery ...

My daughter recently performed in a production of Romeo and Juliet at our local community theater. As I strained my brain to understand the “thees” and “thous”, it reminded me of my favorite quote ...