What is the actually meaning of life? I fell like chasing grades, getting a job, and hanging out pretty much sums up my life...

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I have a theory on this. Everyone has a certain set of personality traits (passion, perseverance, creativity, diligence, etc) and finding a fulfilling and meaningful life is constantly searching for work, people, and experiences that match these qualities as much as possible. Your first job might match 12 of 20, but you learn and search, and so your second job might match 15. At the same time you meet someone that meets an additional 2; so now you’re at 17. Your journey should be to close that gap until you’re enjoying every aspect of life with no regrets

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What I forgot to mention is that it takes time and active introspection to understand what those traits are - and they are mutable! Vacations/travel, time off, staying single, disconnecting from social media, seeing a therapist, are all active ways to help you figure them out!

Find what makes you happy. And when you die you want to look back without much regret.

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Pwc1, in my experience that’s something that sounds good on paper until you actually do it and realize it’s miserable to do that longer than a couple weeks.

“Nobody exists on purpose; nobody belongs anywhere; everybody’s going to die. Come watch TV?”

Simply put, existence is probably pointless, so the best you can do is accept that and participate anyway. What matters is your connection to other people, and if you’re lucky, at some point you’ll get to work on something bigger and more enduring than yourself.

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Well said

Have you read Man’s Search for Meaning?

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