{"id":97305,"date":"2023-03-30T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=97305"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:29:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:29:02","slug":"why-is-it-important-to-find-your-purpose-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/why-is-it-important-to-find-your-purpose-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology: Why Is It Important to Find Your Purpose in Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why is it important to find your purpose in life<\/a>, according to psychology? Why is having a purpose<\/a> a basic human need?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, it’s important to find your purpose in life<\/a> because it brings you closer to self-actualization\u2014the highest point of human potential. However, Kaufman claims that you must meet your needs for security and growth before striving towards a higher purpose in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn more about Kaufman’s views on why it’s important to find your purpose in life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Basic Human Needs, According to Kaufman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may have heard of Abraham Maslow\u2019s hierarchy of human needs, usually presented as a pyramid, in which he lays out the basic needs people must meet in order to reach their full potential. In Transcend<\/em>, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman argues that Maslow\u2019s ideas about this \u201cpyramid\u201d of needs are largely misunderstood, and he provides an updated view that\u2019s more in line with modern science and Maslow\u2019s full body of work. The final need of Kaufman\u2019s new hierarchy of needs<\/a> is the need for purpose, which he defines as the need for an all-encompassing goal or series of goals that gives meaning to your life<\/strong>. So, why is it important to find your purpose in life? In this article, we’ll explain Kaufman’s answer to this question and his advice for realistically finding your purpose<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is It Important to Find Your Purpose in Life?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When all other needs of security and growth are met, a person needs to feel they\u2019re striving towards a purpose they feel is important in life in order to reach self-actualization, says Kaufman. He notes that, while it’s important, finding and maintaining a purpose in life is hard\u2014however, he does offer advice on how to strive for meaning in a realistic and healthy way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In the field of psychology, the study of finding purpose<\/a> in your life and why it’s important was popularized by Viktor E. Frankl\u2019s Man\u2019s Search for Meaning<\/em><\/a>. Frankl, a holocaust survivor<\/a>, saw that the people most likely to survive concentration camps had goals for their future and could find some sort of meaning in their suffering<\/a>. He thus theorized that meaning, or purpose, is the driving force of a person\u2019s life.)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaufman cautions that if your purpose or goals conflict with your values, they can actually impede your growth. For instance, if you don\u2019t feel like your purpose or goals are particularly important or valuable, you\u2019ll have a less fulfilling life<\/a> than someone who feels they\u2019re contributing to society, and you\u2019ll eventually lose motivation and growth will stagnate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: The idea that your purpose should be about contributing value to society is a common theme regarding theories of human motivation. In Grit<\/em><\/a>, for example, Angela Duckworth defines purpose as the desire to increase the well-being of others<\/a>. She states that the desire to help others is crucial because it helps you remain passionate in pursuit of your goals. If your purpose revolves around helping others, you\u2019re likely to work harder and stick with it longer.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other research shows, however, that there\u2019s often a disconnect between your purported values and your actual values, so it\u2019s important to find a purpose in your life that aligns with your values and <\/em>your deeper interests and motives<\/strong>. For example, you may believe that education is extremely important and that teachers are a vital part of society. But when you start your teaching career, you find that you just don\u2019t get a lot out of it and that deep down you aren\u2019t that interested in teaching. When this kind of disconnect happens, it\u2019s important to accept it without guilt or shame. Kaufman recommends evaluating your strengths and weaknesses, determining which of your strengths you long to use more, and choosing a purpose based on those strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Develop Purpose by Following Your Passion<\/a><\/strong>

Duckworth also gives some important advice on how to find your purpose in life.<\/a> Like Kaufman, Duckworth argues that purpose can\u2019t just be about helping others, it has to align with your interests<\/a> as well. She claims that successful people with a strong sense of purpose usually follow a predictable pattern: 

First, they become interested in something for selfish reasons<\/a>. Then, through practice, they become more and more skilled at the thing they\u2019re interested in. Eventually, they\u2019ll see how these skills can benefit others, and they\u2019ll seek to help others as much as possible. So while Kaufman argues that you should base your purpose around your strengths and <\/em>interests, Duckworth maintains that all that really matters is what you\u2019re interested in because with practice that interest will eventually turn into a strength anyway.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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