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May 20, 1990: Advice on Life and Creative Integrity from Calvin and Hobbes Creator Bill Watterson

By Maria Popova and Bill Waterson

On May 20, 1990, Bill Watterson, creator of the beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, took the podium at Kenyon College — the same stage David Foster Wallace would occupy 15 years later to deliver his memorable commencement address — and gave the graduating class a gift of equally remarkable insight and impact, which remains among the greatest commencement addresses of all time.

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Jean Houston PhD: 3 Keys to Living the Life You Want

As I travel around the globe speaking and training, I have consistently found that most people ask me the same question, “How do I discover my purpose in life?”

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Jean Houston
2017
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Seven Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life

Having a meaningful, long-term goal is good for your well-being. Here’s how to find one.

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Jill Suttie
2020
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It is Critical to Find Your Purpose First

The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.

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Military.com Staff
2021
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Why Purpose Is the Most Important Attribute an Entrepreneur Can Have

As simple as it sounds, having a strong "why" behind your business is an essential ingredient for becoming a successful entrepreneur.

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Brian Hamilton
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Engineer by Training, Craftsperson at Heart

One way to find balance is to separate work from your outside life entirely, and leave science in the lab. But I see it differently: I have found joy and balance by joining my research and hobbies.

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Duanduan Han
2018
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The Secret to Happiness at Work

What matters is not so much the “what” of a job, but more the “who” and the “why”: Job satisfaction comes from people, values, and a sense of accomplishment.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2021
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Dan Millman: Presence and Purpose

Author Dan Millman writes that just as we can divide the points on a compass into four directions and the days of the year into four seasons, we can give order and structure to our life experience by looking at it through a filter of four purposes.

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Unity Magazine
2019
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Living on Purpose

“Living on Purpose” offers twenty-five “House Rules” for living a purposeful life, and illustrates how to apply them with real-world questions and answers.

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Dan Millman
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Once More Unto the Breach...

Many of the mornings on many of the days in the lives of many of the people on this planet, it’s not very easy to find a very good reason to throw back the covers and get out of bed.

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Neale Donald Walsch
2016
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Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness

People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

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Emily Esfahani Smith
2013
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