Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there’s a more fulfilling path?

Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life–serving something beyond yourself and developing the best within you–gives you something to hold onto.

In this wonderful TED Talk, learn more about the difference between being happy and having meaning as Smith offers her four pillars of a meaningful life.

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