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#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Lex Fridman Podcast
What Is a Meaningful Life?
The concept of a meaningful life involves understanding the semantics between meaning and purpose. While purpose is defined in relation to other things with assumed value, the question of the purpose of everything becomes limited by the concept's utility. A meaningful human life optimizes for a virtuous relationship between being, doing, and becoming. Being appreciates the beauty of life in the present moment, doing involves adding to the beauty of life through actions or creations, and becoming focuses on improving both being and doing. A meaningful life encompasses all three aspects without conflicting with each other, ultimately grounding in the intrinsic meaningfulness of experience and aiming to enhance the quality of experience for oneself and others.
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