From the University of Michigan comes a course for our disorienting occasions–Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most. Taught by Vic Strecher, a professor within the Faculties of Public Well being and Medication, the course guarantees college students this:

In this course, you’ll learn the way science, philosophy and observe all play a job in each discovering your function and dwelling a purposeful life. You’ll hear from historic figures and people about their journeys to discovering and dwelling a purposeful life, and can stroll by completely different workout routines that can assist you discover out what issues most to you so you may dwell a purposeful life.

By the top of the course, college students will:

1. Perceive that having a robust function in life is a necessary aspect of human well-being.
2. Understand how self-transcending function positively impacts well-being.
3. Be capable to create a function to your life (don’t be intimidated, that is completely different from creating “the aim” to your life).
4. Apply private approaches and abilities to self-change and develop into and keep related to your function day by day.

To take the course at no cost, choice the Audit Solely choice obtainable upon registration.

Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most can be added to our checklist: 1,700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities.

Anybody can watch Vic Strecher’s TED Talk here.

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