How to Make Life More Meaningful
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Chris Sharma is one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, and he\'s taking on some of the biggest challenges in life: becoming a parent and starting his own business. Chris tries a practice shown to help us craft our own path and purpose in life.
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Episode summary:
\\n\\nChris Sharma spent his youth traveling the globe and becoming one of the greatest rock climbers of all time. His passion for climbing has filled his life with purpose, but now in middle age, he wants to also focus on other sources of meaning in life that are just as important to him. Chris joins us after trying a practice in life crafting \\u2014 where you get clear on your values, imagine what your ideal life would look like, and make a plan to get closer to that vision. Later in the show, we hear from Michael Steger, a psychologist and director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University, about the surprising places in our lives we can find meaning, and the different roads we can take towards living a more meaningful life.
\\n\\nTry the Life Crafting Practice:
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Identify your deepest values and passions \\u2014 what\\u2019s most important to you.
\\nReflect on your ideal future: Write a paragraph envisioning how you\\u2019d like your social life or your career path to turn out if you had no constraints.
\\nWrite down how you\\u2019ll attain those goals. Prioritize them, and write \\u201cif, then\\u201d plans for how you\\u2019ll overcome obstacles you\\u2019re likely to encounter.
\\nMake a public commitment. Tell your community about your goals.
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Learn more about this practice at Greater Good In Action:
\\n\\nhttps://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/life_crafting
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Today\\u2019s guests:
\\n\\nChris Sharma is an elite rock climber known for traveling the world to find the most beautiful and challenging places to rock climb.
\\n\\nHis new show The Climb premieres on HBO on January 12. Check out the trailer here: https://tinyurl.com/suz35w8y
\\n\\nFollow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris_sharma/
\\n\\nCheck out his website: http://www.chrissharma.com/
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Michael Steger is a professor of psychology at Colorado State University, where he is the director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose.
\\n\\nLearn more about Steger\\u2019s work: http://www.michaelfsteger.com/
\\n\\nFollow Steger on Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/yc79d6mb
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Resources from The Greater Good Science Center:
\\n\\nMichael Steger: Why We Search for Meaning: https://tinyurl.com/2s469242
\\n\\nHere\\u2019s How to Find Meaning in Your Midlife Crisis: https://tinyurl.com/4kpcnr9c
\\n\\nWhat Our Photos Say About Us (Podcast): https://tinyurl.com/y56wvj42
\\n\\nPurpose in Life Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/yz4ztenp
\\n\\nLiving with a Purpose Changes Everything: https://tinyurl.com/d3ea7afa
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More On Meaning and Purpose:
\\n\\nThe Atlantic - The Meaning of Life Is Surprisingly Simple: https://tinyurl.com/2yfucadj
\\n\\nPew - Where Americans Find Meaning in Life: https://tinyurl.com/nek5j6tk
\\n\\nScientific American - To Feel Meaningful Is To Feel Immortal: https://tinyurl.com/yuhe99m9
\\n\\nNPR - What\'s Your Purpose? https://tinyurl.com/465aknec
\\n\\nHarvard Business Review: What Is the Purpose of Your Purpose? https://tinyurl.com/43pjrc6j
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Tell us about how you find meaning in your life. Email us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod.
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