The Microstress Effect

Chapter 8

How to Find Your Purpose

KEY INSIGHTS

• People need to provide for themselves and their loved ones. But consider whether you’ve fallen into the trap of going one step too far, working a little bit harder and longer to keep up with society’s definition of success—a bigger house, better cars, fancier vacations—and losing activities, relationships, and identities you once held dear.
• When you have a strong underlying sense of meaning in what you do, you’ll be more likely to reframe microstresses in ways that make them tolerable. Purpose reminds ...