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Living a meaningful life is as simple as storytelling

Emily Esfahani Smith offers her humble opinion on the search for meaning over happiness.

03/10/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Living a meaningful life is as simple as storytelling

Clip: 3/10/2017 | 2m 55s

Emily Esfahani Smith offers her humble opinion on the search for meaning over happiness.

Happiness. That’s what most people say they want in life, according to journalist Emily Esfahani Smith. But should that be our main goal? Smith, who is trained in psychology and is the author of “The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters,” offers her humble opinion on why the search for meaning is so important.

03/10/2017 | Rating NR

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