Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher, believed that we are personally responsible for examining and understanding our own lives, a basic tenet behind his philosophical argument to “know thyself.” He ...

Whether or not you’re aware of it, the need for your life to have meaning is at the roots of the motivation that makes you uniquely human. Positive psychologists, beginning with the likes of Abraham ...

It’s a question all of us should ask ourselves. Why do we do what we do? In particular, why do we do the work that, for many of us, occupies most of our waking hours for our entire adult lives? Ralph ...

Everyone gets excited when they start down the path that leads to their lifetime dream. Defining your personal creed helps keep you from straying off that trail. That’s why the first step must always ...

More random questions about the meaning of life: • If a sign in front of new construction calls it a coming gas station and "corner market," but the construction site is midway on the street between ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How can teachers use questions most effectively in the classroom? Part One ‘s commentators were Jeri Asaro, Dan Rothstein, Diana Laufenberg, Rebecca Mieliwocki, ...

What is the meaning of life? Whether you’re an angst-ridden philosophy major or a parent approaching that midlife crisis, most of us have — at some point or another — asked ourselves some variation of ...