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Love Drives Meaningful Actions
- Susan Wolf uses personal examples like visiting a sick brother and sewing a costume to illustrate meaningful actions beyond self-interest or duty.
- These acts are motivated by love, showing meaning in life arises from caring deeply for particular people or causes.
Subjective Meets Objective Meaning
- Meaningfulness arises when subjective attraction meets objective attractiveness: loving something worthy of love.
- This combines personal passion with an objective criterion that distinguishes meaningful pursuits from trivial ones.
Evaluate Your Passions Honestly
- Reflect regularly on how you spend your time and whether your passions are truly worthy.
- Use your own experience and judgment, not external experts, to evaluate what gives your life meaning.