The Art of Manliness

By The Art of Manliness

#296: How to Find Your Life's Purpose

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Published April 18, 2017 1:57pm

My guest today is William Damon, author of the book "Path to Purpose."

There’s been a lot of ink spilt in the past decade about young adults' “failure to launch," wherein 20-somethings who should be progressing into independent adulthood, end up spending that decade of their life in an extended adolescence. Several reasons have been given for this phenomenon, from the economy to helicopter parenting. After conducting a landmark 25-year study, my guest argues that a major factor in young adults' failure to launch is actually rooted in their difficulty in finding a purpose for their life. His...

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