Emily Esfahani Smith, author and speaker on crafting a meaningful life, discusses the four pillars of a meaningful life: belonging, purpose, storytelling, and transcendence. She explains how fostering belonging, finding purpose, imbuing life experiences with narrative coherence, and achieving transcendence can enrich our lives. Smith emphasizes the importance of connecting, serving, and contributing to others for a more fulfilling life.

Time management expert Laura Vanderkam, non-profit CEO Aisha Nyandoro, environmental data scientist Hannah Ritchie, and writer Emily Esfahani Smith talk about managing time, balancing work and personal life, finding time for what matters, financial planning, shifting perspectives on climate change and sustainability, achieving sustainability, decline in CO2 emissions, and the power of finding fulfillment in life.

Discover the importance of finding meaning in life with Emily Esfahani Smith. Explore the 'four pillars' of meaning, the role of storytelling, spirituality, and belonging in human flourishing. Learn how to embrace a mindset centered around purpose and significance in everyday experiences.

Emily Esfahani Smith, a writer focused on the nature of meaning, argues that life is more about finding purpose than chasing happiness. She discusses how happiness is fleeting, while true fulfillment arises from belonging, purpose, transcendence, and storytelling. Smith shares personal stories highlighting how relationships and experiences can deepen our sense of meaning. She challenges the cultural obsession with happiness and encourages listeners to seek a more profound, lasting fulfillment in their lives.

Emily Esfahani Smith, author of “The Power of Meaning,” has long studied how people find fulfillment. As the ongoing pandemic causes many of us to rethink how and why we do our jobs, she offers advice on how to find more enjoyment and engagement, avoid burnout, reset ambitions, and, if necessary, change paths. One key is to define - or redefine - your purpose as it relates to work, and Smith explains how to do that wherever you are in your career.