Skills for Life Series: Purposefulness
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Dec 2024
Subject
Conflicts Resolution;
Lifelong Learning;
Creativity;
Skills;
Youth and Children;
Learning;
High School;
Educational Institution;
Climate Change;
Population Aging;
Education;
Socio-Emotional Skill
JEL code
J24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity;
I20 - Education and Research Institutions: General;
I25 - Education and Economic Development;
N36 - Latin America • Caribbean;
P36 - Consumer Economics • Health • Education and Training • Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
Purposefulness, the ability to find and pursue meaningful goals beyond oneself, is essential for fostering motivation, well-being, and societal impact. It is associated with personal fulfillment, academic success, and contributing to broader societal challenges. Purposefulness can be cultivated through reflective practices, meaningful activities, and goal-setting interventions. In this brief, we explore its significance, successful initiatives to cultivate purposefulness, and tools available to measure it.
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