Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most
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Duration | 9 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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- Beginner Level
- Approx. 9 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most at Coursera Course details
- Welcome to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most!
- In this course, you?ll learn how science, philosophy and practice all play a role in both finding your purpose and living a purposeful life. You will hear from historical figures and individuals about their journeys to finding and living a purposeful life, and will walk through different exercises to help you find out what matters most to you so you can live a purposeful life.
- As an added benefit, you will also have complimentary access, for a period of time, to the Purposeful App. This groundbreaking mobile and desktop app is designed to help you build a purposeful rhythm into each day, so you can bring your best self to what matters most. Look for more information in Week 1 of the course!
- By the end of this course, you will:
- 1. Understand that having a strong purpose in life is an essential element of human well-being.
- 2. Know how self-transcending purpose positively affects well-being.
- 3. Be able to create a purpose for your life (don't be intimidated, this is different from creating "the purpose" for your life).
- 4. Apply personal approaches and skills to self-change and become and stay connected to your purpose every day.
- We are thrilled that you are here! We look forward to hearing and learning from you throughout this course!
Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most at Coursera Curriculum
What is a Purpose in Life?
Welcome to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life
Who Is This Course For?
Course Overview
Welcome to Week 1
A Story: Nietzsche's Walking Stick
Who Am I?
What Do I Value?
7 Questions Exercise Introduction
How do you want to be remembered?
The Headstone Test Exercise Introduction
Purpose: A central, self-organizing life aim
The 2500 year old MRI
More than "Grazing Animals"
Loving-Kindness Meditation Practice
Access to Purposeful by Kumanu
Course Syllabus
Help us learn more about you!
Week 1 Related Readings (Optional)
Week 1 Quiz
How Purpose Organizes our Lives
Welcome to Week 2
A Story: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Learning about Purpose from Camus, Sartre, and Nietzsche
A Story: Albert Camus
What kind of cook are you?
The Curious Camel
A Story: Obuntu
Purposeful: Be, Do, and Action Goals
Let's meet a few purposeful people
Identifying your Be, Do, and Action Goals
Week 2 Related Readings (Optional)
Week 2 Quiz
How Purpose Changes our Lives
Why Purpose Works: Psychological Pathway
What is post-traumatic growth? What role does it play in living a purposeful life?
Why Purpose Works: Behavioral Pathway
The Cookie Study
Looking Ahead
Why Purpose Works: Biological Pathway
Week 3 Related Readings (Optional)
Week 3 Quiz
How Purposes Work in Real Life
How Purpose Works: College & Military
Living with Purpose as a Student, with Jim Loehr
How Purpose Works: Work & Workplaces
How Purpose Works: Aging & Retirement
How Purpose Works: Family & Community
Vic's Story
Directions for Discussion Prompts
Week 4 Related Readings (Optional)
Course Feedback
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Week 4 Quiz
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