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the reason you get up that no alarm clock can manufacture for you.
means The reason something exists or is done — the intention, aim, or function that gives an action or a life its direction.
from From Old French 'porpos' (intention, aim), from the verb 'porposer' — to put forth, propose. That 'porposer' is itself a blend of Latin 'pro-' (forward) and 'ponere' (to place), the same 'place forward' impulse that gives us 'propose' and 'purport.' So at root, purpose is something you set out in front of yourself and walk toward.
- longevity link
- Strong sense of purpose lowers mortality risk measurably
- japanese word
- Okinawans call it ikigai, reason for being
- brain effect
- Purpose buffers the brain against cognitive decline
- often discovered
- Rarely found by thinking, usually by doing
- not happiness
- Studies show meaning and pleasure diverge often