6 essays on meaning from the Consilium journal. Featuring Aristotle, Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Maslow. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.
Three thinkers on money and meaning at work. Aristotle says flourishing is not a feeling but an activity. Thoreau measures the cost in life, not dollars. Maslow says you might be afraid of what you actually want.
Three thinkers on effort and direction. Maslow asks if the work serves what you could become. Russell says effort may be overvalued. Chekhov says state the problem correctly first.
Three thinkers on lost purpose. Baldwin says face what happened fully. Russell says expand what you care about. Confucius says begin a practice before you feel ready.
Three thinkers on competence and misery. Aristotle says examine the relationship to the work. Watts says you made it a performance. Horney says skill and wound arrived together.
Three thinkers on the line between depression and meaninglessness. Frankl looks for what's missing. Ellis examines the belief. Kierkegaard says despair is a signal.
Three thinkers on winning and feeling empty. Csikszentmihalyi says you optimized the wrong variable. Socrates says examine yourself. Watts says stop chasing.
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