Billie Eilish won an Oscar for her heartfelt Barbie song, "What Was I Made For?" An even bigger question is: What was the universe made for? Science suggests that the universe wasn’t made for anything ...

Ever since the Industrial Revolution severed our connection to the positive results of our very own hands’ work, “purpose” has fallen prey to many skepticisms, including the following: Do any of these ...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” my father asked me when I was eight-years-old. He would periodically ask me this question (as would numerous other adults — it still seems to be a popular ...

What is the purpose of life? There are as many answers to this age-old question as there are people, and they run the gamut from hopeful to nihilistic to, well, nonexistent. Here are just a few famous ...

Having a purpose in life has been found to have many benefits for people, including better health and emotion management, less stress during stressful times, and even economic success. And it is ...

Having a sense of purpose helps ward off dementia, a new study suggests. The research, published in the October issue of The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found a sense of purpose is ...

Purpose at work matters, and most executives agree, according to research conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. In the study, 89% of leaders surveyed said, "A strong sense of ...

Research into Blue Zones - regions of the world where people tend to live longer - shows that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer. Now, new research from UC Davis shows that ...