Picking up from the past two days of defining happiness, today, we talk about “purpose” as it relates to the second prong of our happiness definition. 

Transcript:

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and today we’re talking about purpose.  Part of the second prong to creating fulfilled happiness.  

Purpose is how you feel when you are doing the thing you are doing.  This can be some academic research, your work, building a business or a community, being a parent.   

Arthur Brooks says that long lasting happiness comes from human connection, and he adds productive work.   He says, after reviewing so much scientific research, that it was overwhelmingly clear that a “productive human endeavour creates a sense of purpose in life”.  

He says “What makes work meaningful is not the kind of work it is, but the sense it gives you that you are earning your success and serving others.” 

So it’s not the actual title of being a lawyer or a doctor or a teacher or a barista, it’s the feeling you get when you are doing what you enjoy.  

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