Meaning and the good life
Meaning and the good life
idea
The immortalists have got it wrong – here’s why we need death
by Susan Cain
Spirituality and religion
idea
Religion gives life meaning. Can anything else take its place?
by Michael M Prinzing
Meaning and the good life
guide
How to be a happy nihilist
Exhausted by the modern pressure to squeeze meaning out of every moment? Here’s a radical way to reset your priorities
by Wendy Syfret
Progress and the future
film
Stick figures meet existential angst in this acclaimed, darkly comedic short
17 mins
Meaning and the good life
idea
What surfing says about the importance of serendipity in life
by Aaron James
Grief
idea
‘A tattoo is for life’: how memorial tattoos help the bereaved
by Jennifer L Buckle & Sonya Corbin Dwyer
Meaning and the good life
guide
How to be useless
Follow the Daoist way – reclaim your life and happiness by letting go of the need to produce, strive or serve a purpose
by Helen De Cruz & Pauline Lee
Spirituality and religion
film
What happens when two people on life’s spiritual path find each other?
18 mins
Sports and games
idea
Sisyphus, skateboarders, and the value in endless failure
by Andrei A Buckareff
Ageing
idea
Older people are battling despair, but Erikson offers us hope
by Jane Adams
Meaning and the good life
guide
How to cope with an existential crisis
Has the world gone grey? Are you wondering what life is for? Kierkegaard’s philosophy could help you rediscover your zing
by Skye C Cleary
Meaning and the good life
film
Art and altruism inhabit every moment for a polymath New York concierge
15 mins