We've encountered a whole lot of interesting resources in our explorations of big questions
Below you'll find sources listed alphabetically (by author last name or by source title when there's no author) to make them easier to find. And you'll find some self-assessments if you keep scrolling.
A student podcast exploring through interviews the things that make life meaningful: http://meaningfullife.podbean.com
A - J (Author Last Name or Source Title)
Abeles, V. (January, 2016). Is the drive for success making our children sick? New York Times Op-Ed.
Alberts, J., Tracy, S. J., & Trethewey, A. (2011). An integrative theory of the division of domestic labor: Threshold level, social organizing, and sensemaking. Journal of Family Communication, 11, 21-38.
Albom, M. (1997). Tuesdays With Morrie. New York: Doubleday.
Allison, J., & Gediman, D. (2006) This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. New York: Henry Holt.
Bateson, M. C. (2004). Willing to learn: Passages of Personal Discovery. Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press.
Beauregard, T. A. (2009). Revisiting the social construction of the family in the context of work. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 24, 46-65.
Beauregard, T. A. (2014). Fairness perceptions of work-life balance initiatives: Effects on counterproductive work behaviour. British Journal of Management, 25, 772-789,
Brooks, D. (2012). The Social Animal. New York: Random House.
Brooks, K. (2009). You Majored in What? New York: Plume.
Brown, B. (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection. Center City, MN: Hazeldon Press.
Bruggemann, J. (2010). Rich, Free, & Miserable: The Failure of Success in America. New York: Roman & Littlefield.
Buber, M. (1952). I and Thou (R. G. Smith, Trans.). New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
Burnett, B, & Evans, D. (2016). Designing Your Life. New York: Knopf.
Campbell, J. (1949/2008). The Hero With a Thousand Faces. Novato, CA: New World Press.
Carver, R. (1983). Cathedral. In Cathedral: Stories, pp. 209-228. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chapman, G. (2019). “Discover Your Love Language.” The 5 Love Languages®, 13 Mar 2019, www.5lovelanguages.com/.
Christiansen, C., Alworth, J., & Dillon, K. (2012). How Will You Measure Your Life? New York: Harper Business.
Coles, R. (2000). Lives of Moral Leadership (pp. xi-xvii). New York: Random House.
Corrigan, K. (2018). Tell Me More. New York: Random House Trade.
Covey, S. (1989). Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Crawford, M. (2009). Shop Class as Soul Craft. New York: Penguin Press.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper.
Davis, K. (2011). Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption. New York: Howard Press.
Deb, A. (2002). The Three-Piece Suit. In Gumbo: An Anthology of African American Writing. NY: Random House.
Esfahani Smith, E. (2017). The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness. New York: Broadway Books.
Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The Story of Success. New York: Back Bay Books.
Gutting, G. (September 8, 2012). What work is really for. New York Times Op Ed.
Haidt, J. (2006). The Happiness Hypothesis. New York: Basic Books.
Henry, J., Helm, H. W., & Cruz, N. Mate selection: Gender and generational differences. North American Journal of Psychology, 15.1, 63-70.
Hofstader, D. (2007). On souls and their sizes. In I Am a Strange Loop (pp. 9-24). New York: Basic Books.
Jay, M. (2013). The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter, and How to Make the Most of Them. New York: Twelve Books.
Jones, A. (January/February 2007). Identity’s Edge. Orion Magazine. Available online at http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/103
K - Z (Author Last Name or Source Title)
Lacour, N. (2012). The Disenchantments (pp. 3-11). New York: Penguin/Random House.
Lamott, A. (April, 2010).Time Lost and Found. Sunset. https://www.sunset.com/travel/anne-lamott-how-to-find-time
Leonard, G. (1992). Mastery: The Key to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment. New York: Plume.
Lyubomirsky, S. The How of Happiness (pp. 48-52). New York: Penguin Books.
Lyubomirsky, S. (2010). Hedonic adaptation to positive and negative experiences. In The Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health, and Coping, pp. 200-224. Oxford University Press. (Accessible via: https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt2w73s294/qt2w73s294.pdf)
Manson, M. (2016). The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. New York: Harper.
Martin, S. (2007). Born Standing Up (pp. 32-38, 141-143, and 154-155). New York: Scribner.
Millhauser, S. (November 11, 2011). Miracle Polish. In The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/miracle-polish
Palmer, P. (2000). Let Your Life Speak. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons.
Pausch, R. (2008). The Last Lecture. New York: Hyperion.
Perry, M. (2002). Population 485. New York: Harper Collins.
Pink, D. (2011). Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. New York: Riverhead Books.
Reid, T. J. (2015). Maybe in Another Life (pp. 22-29). New York: Washington Square Press.
Robinson, K. (2010). Bring on the Learning Revolution (VIDEO - TED Talk)
Roosevelt, E. (1960). You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life. New York: Harper.
Rubin, G. (2009). The Happiness Project. New York: Harper.
Sacks, O. (July, 2013). The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding.) New York Times: Op-Ed.
Sandberg, S. (2013). Lean In: Women, Work, & the Will to Lead. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Schweitzer, A. (1933/1990). Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography. New York: Henry Holt & Company.
Shusok, F. Jr. (2008). Learning friendship: “The indispensable basis of a good society.” Wiley Interscience, 10.1002/abc.254, 19-26.
Sinoway, E (2012). No, you can’t have it all. In Harvard Business Review, (Oct.). Available online at http://hbr.org/2012/10/no-you-cant-have-it-all/
Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R. (2008). Nudge, (pp. 1-14). New York Penguin Books.
Vonnegut, K. (1961). Harrison Bergeron. (Copyright: K. Vonnegut, accessed via http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html).
Winkler, M. (2012). VIDEO - What Makes a Hero
Wynn, G. (2009). The Real Truth About Success (pp. 201-209). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Self Assessments
- Myers-Briggs Strong Interest Inventory Test
- Balanced Life Quiz
- Love Language Quiz
- 16 Personalities Test
- Argument Style Test