圖書標籤: 心理學 社會學 人生的意義 life 道德哲學 哲理 抑鬱癥 圖書館
发表于2024-12-26
The Power of Meaning pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.
Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit—that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life’s secrets. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us—right here, right now.
To explore how we can craft lives of meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith synthesizes a kaleidoscopic array of sources—from psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, and neuroscientists to figures in literature and history such as George Eliot, Viktor Frankl, Aristotle, and the Buddha. Drawing on this research, Smith shows us how cultivating connections to others, identifying and working toward a purpose, telling stories about our place in the world, and seeking out mystery can immeasurably deepen our lives.
To bring what she calls the four pillars of meaning to life, Smith visits a tight-knit fishing village in the Chesapeake Bay, stargazes in West Texas, attends a dinner where young people gather to share their experiences of profound loss, and more. She also introduces us to compelling seekers of meaning—from the drug kingpin who finds his purpose in helping people get fit to the artist who draws on her Hindu upbringing to create arresting photographs. And she explores how we might begin to build a culture that leaves space for introspection and awe, cultivates a sense of community, and imbues our lives with meaning.
Inspiring and story-driven, The Power of Meaning will strike a profound chord in anyone seeking a life that matters.
Emily Esfahani Smith writes about culture, psychology, and relationships. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Atlantic, and elsewhere. She is also a columnist for The New Criterion and an editor at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where she manages the Ben Franklin Circles project, a collaboration with the 92nd Street Y and Citizen University to build community and purpose across the country. She studied philosophy at Dartmouth College and has a master’s in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband in Washington, DC.
Blinkist掃過。還是一本挺雞湯的書,歸屬感、意義感、故事性和超脫性的四大人生意義,其中故事性這個說法挺有意思的,但說穿瞭仍舊是如何理解你的經曆,尤其是特彆重大的悲傷經曆,如何解釋這個世界,發展齣能支撐自己一生的coherence。又迴到瞭之前所說的,現在的問題是人類的精神文明發展跟不上物質文明發展的步伐,至於現在所謂越來越重視對於精神意義的追尋,也是意識到這個問題之後的自然之舉,然而對於多元化的尊重與擁抱以及個人主義和消費主義的盛行,似乎使這個問題變得更難瞭。
評分Four pillars: belonging, purpose, storytelling and transcendence. The last one is the most hard to understand and experience. Purpose seems a little overlapping with meanings itself.
評分Blinkist掃過。還是一本挺雞湯的書,歸屬感、意義感、故事性和超脫性的四大人生意義,其中故事性這個說法挺有意思的,但說穿瞭仍舊是如何理解你的經曆,尤其是特彆重大的悲傷經曆,如何解釋這個世界,發展齣能支撐自己一生的coherence。又迴到瞭之前所說的,現在的問題是人類的精神文明發展跟不上物質文明發展的步伐,至於現在所謂越來越重視對於精神意義的追尋,也是意識到這個問題之後的自然之舉,然而對於多元化的尊重與擁抱以及個人主義和消費主義的盛行,似乎使這個問題變得更難瞭。
評分not bad, pursuing meaning instead of happiness...e.g., relationships to others/contributing to society/making sense of experiences/to something bigger
評分Four pillars: belonging, purpose, storytelling and transcendence. The last one is the most hard to understand and experience. Purpose seems a little overlapping with meanings itself.
Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
評分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
評分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
評分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
評分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
The Power of Meaning pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024