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Sense of purpose — the subjective experience that one's life has meaning, direction, and coherence — turns out to be both a cause and a consequence of the things we do with our time. It is not a stable personality trait bestowed at birth; it is a dynamic state that shapes behavior and is shaped by behavior in return. This article anchors on Ayse Yemiscigil and Ivo Vlaev's 2021 longitudinal study of the bidirectional relationship between sense of purpose and physical activity in older adults, then places that finding in the broader context of Jason's thinking on meaning, resilience, commitment,…

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