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Optimal Living Daily · October 9, 2026 · 9m

[Part 2] The Meaning of Life is a Ham Sandwich by Mark Manson on Purpose

The narrator reads Mark Manson's conclusion that meaning must be created, not found. Manson offers solving problems and helping others as two reliable paths, and cautions that goals without a deeper purpose lose their meaning once achieved. A deliberately small closing example illustrates that meaning is available in everyday actions.

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Mark Manson argues that if meaning must be created, then the purpose of life is to actively create meaning.
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Solve problems and help others to create meaning
Manson identifies two reliable ways to create meaning: solving problems and helping other people.

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