The biggest regret people had in the study was working too much

Many people are substituting the role religion used to play in our lives with work

Americans feel lonelier than ever according to surveys despite technology facilitating more connection than ever

Connection to community is waning

Passively consuming social media is bad for mental health where as actively engaging with others is good for mental health

Increasingly people get their sense of worth from the # of hours that they work

People tend to be less happy during their middle age likely due to stress relating to family and career

Achievement is most meaningful in the relational context. On their own they don’t mean much to us in general.

People will always end up asking themselves if they matter and the real question is whether they matter to others.

The richness of life is often found in the seemingly mundane.