Find Your Purpose in Life - THE STUDENT COMPASS

THE STUDENT COMPASS

Find purpose for your life.

The acquisition of stuff, of wealth and of power is never enough to satisfy one’s soul. The hedonic treadmill is driven by the short-lived exhilaration (dopamine blasts) of “achievement”. But that rush of satisfaction dwindles and the drive to acquire more stuff increasingly provides less and less of a rush. It is an addiction. It simply keeps you on that treadmill forever turning, turning with no relief and a deepening disquiet and a feeling of failure.

Never enough money, never enough power,
never enough status…

But finding a purpose for your life that benefits others does give you a deeper, long-lasting feeling of satisfaction, purpose and meaning. Focus not on consumption and acquisition of stuff but on the simple gifting of your talents and care for others. There then you will find meaning and purpose and the satisfaction of a life well-lived.