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Finding Meaning in Completing Goals
36:41 - 41:58 (05:16)
The pursuit of completing goals can provide individuals with a sense of meaning in their lives, especially during times of struggle and uncertainty. This may be why many people have turned to setting and achieving goals as a source of happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exhausted us emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically.
36:41 - 38:24 (01:42)
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has exhausted us emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically. Pattern recognition is key to normalizing the situation and reducing mental fatigue.
ChapterFinding Meaning in Completing Goals
Episode#342 - Jim Poole - The Neuroscience Of Stress
PodcastModern Wisdom
The desire for quantifiable success and fears of insufficiency often drive people to derive meaning from completing their to-do lists, even if the tasks are not consequential to their lives.
38:24 - 40:48 (02:24)
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The desire for quantifiable success and fears of insufficiency often drive people to derive meaning from completing their to-do lists, even if the tasks are not consequential to their lives. The autonomic nervous system, which governs human emotions, may be responsible for feelings of disappointment and anxiety when to-do lists are not completed.
ChapterFinding Meaning in Completing Goals
Episode#342 - Jim Poole - The Neuroscience Of Stress
PodcastModern Wisdom
Happiness is impulsive and in the moment while meaning is future focused and lends structure to the moment.
40:48 - 41:58 (01:10)
Summary
Happiness is impulsive and in the moment while meaning is future focused and lends structure to the moment. During the pandemic, some people may have used finding meaning as a replacement for pursuing happiness.