7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose

No clue what you want to do with your life? Here are some crazy and thought-provoking questions to help you out.

[NOTE: In 2025, I founded an AI company called Purpose . It’s an AI specifically designed to help you find greater meaning in your life. Click here to try it out for free.] One day, when my brother was 18, he waltzed into the living room and proudly announced to my mother and me that one day he was going to be a senator. My mom probably gave him the “That’s nice, dear,” treatment while I’m sure I was distracted by a bowl of Cheerios or something. But for fifteen years, this purpose informed all of my brother’s life decisions: what he studied in school, where he chose to live, who he connected

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