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Key takeaways from A New Dimension to a Meaningful Life

Studies suggest that appreciating beauty in the everyday may be just as powerful as a sense of overarching purpose

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the more people indicated that they were “appreciating life” and its many experiences, the more they felt their existence was valuable.

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