Finding Meaning Through Mental Time Travel, How of Happiness blog, Psychology Today

Sonja Lyubomirsky · 1 May 2015

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People find more happiness and purpose when they see their lives as one meaningful journey rather than a string of fleeting moments.

Their wordsWe experience greater happiness and life purpose when we are able to construe our lives as more than just a collection of isolated, fleeting moments and can transform those moments into critical pieces of a significant journey.

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