"All of us have stories running around in our brains about why we do what we do. A lot of times when I'm teaching a class full of MBAs or a class for executives, they're all sitting, and that would be a truthful answer. But they also could say, I'm learning. That implies that I'm listening to what you're saying, but I'm also comparing it to what I used to believe."
"When we think of the "why" of the work, meaning what is the impact the final result of this on the world? It really makes our stamina higher. It makes us much more resilient to difficulties in accomplishing that effect. PHILIP KITCHER: Philosophy is immensely important. The search for the large ideas about truth, knowledge, beauty, justice, is a terribly important thing. Philosophy is a synthetic discipline, primarily. It's something that draws from lots of different areas and draws from life"
Purpose operates as both a psychological mechanism and a philosophical guide. Purpose supplies an answer to the "why" of actions, enabling people to frame activities as learning, service, or other meaningful aims. Framing work in terms of its impact increases stamina and resilience when facing difficulties. Purpose encourages active comparison between new information and prior beliefs, prompting belief updating and intellectual growth. Philosophy synthesizes large ideas about truth, knowledge, beauty, and justice and draws from diverse domains and lived experience. Together, purpose and philosophical reflection foster energy, persistence, and wiser judgment toward meaningful outcomes.
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