Are Our Shared Anxieties Making Us More Combative in Politics?
Deep concerns about the meaning of life and existence may underlie a wide variety of political beliefs.
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How to Navigate Anticipatory Grief
We often start grieving our potential losses in advance. Can we do this more wisely?
The Hidden Power of Mattering to Others—And to Yourself
A new book explains the importance of feeling valued and seeing the impact of your actions.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2025
We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.
The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2025
Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
What Matters Most to People Who Are Dying
A new book explains how facing mortality helps people figure out what matters most, providing life lessons for us all.
How Hope Helps Us Build a Meaningful Life
According to a new study, feeling hopeful—even more so than just feeling good—may bring us a sense of meaning.
16 Ways People Find Purpose Around the World
A new study suggests that even across cultures, there is a lot of similarity in where humans find purpose in life and how it brings us fulfillment.
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