The path to purpose is not to ask 'What do I want from life?' but to ask 'What is life asking of me? What problem is life asking of me?' and to go where the problems are, which is often difficult to do from comfortable office jobs.
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David BrooksEvidence Quote
“It's hard to find a sense of purpose and meaning in life at an office in McKinsey, frankly...I've quit my job. I'm walking around Washington D.C. looking for my problem.”
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How America Recovers from All This | Yale Conversations with David Brooks | Yale University— Yale Jackson School of Global AffairsCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:23:19 PM
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