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From: John Templeton Foundation <templetonideas@templeton.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 10:03 AM
To: Burke, Mack <Mack_Burke@baylor.edu>
Subject: Be the Hero of Your Story

New research reveals that the more people thought of their own life as a hero’s journey, the more meaning they experienced in life.

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Your Hero’s Journey: The Key to Unlocking Meaning in Your Life

New research reveals powerful way to improve your wellbeing
BY REBECCA RANDALL

Can you see yourself as Harry Potter or Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games? Or maybe you would don a suit like Black Panther or Spiderman, if given the chance? Ben Rogers, a behavioral economist, wanted to know what would happen if ordinary people told their life stories in the arc of the hero’s journey, a timeless narrative of many blockbuster films and bestselling novels. In a series of 14 studies, he and his colleagues found that the more people thought of their own life as a hero’s journey, the more meaning they experienced in life. 

 

 

 

 

 

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