Meaning, Purpose, and Significance with Michael Steger

Today we have Michael Steger on the podcast. Dr. Steger is a Professor of Psychology, and the Founding Director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University. He studies the link between meaning in life and well-being, as well as the psychological predictors of physical health and health-risk behaviors, and the facilitators and benefits of engaging in meaningful work.

In this episode we discuss the following topics:

The definition of meaning in life
The measurement of meaning
The dark triad and meaning
“The Hitler Problem”
Life satisfaction vs. meaning in life
Different forms of pleasure
The possibility for “meaning exhaustion”
Meaningful work
The difference between coherence, purpose, and significance
Different meanings of purpose
The strongest sources of meaning in life

About the guest

Michael Steger

Podcast Guest

Michael F. Steger is an American psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University, and founding director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose. He is known for developing the Meaning in Life Questionnaire and the Work and Meaning Inventory.

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