The ObservatoryThe meaning map
See where meaning actually lives in your life right now, and which corner has been forgotten.
How it works
- The four cornersRate
- The room, not just the feelingChooseWrite
Meaning rarely lives in one place. It is spread unevenly across these four corners, and the distribution shifts with life's phases, often without us noticing.
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Why does it work?
Splitting felt meaning into several separate areas, rather than asking for one global feeling, follows the approach of current meaning research (for example Martela & Steger, 2016, who distinguish coherence, purpose and significance). The four corners here are a teaching division, not a validated model.
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