The Mismatched Human: Our Fight for a Meaningful Existence

A HISTORY OF MEANING AND PURPOSE

Guiding us to a life more aligned psychologically and spiritually.

Dr. Mark Hawkins takes us on a journey from the Paleolithic to the 21st century to figure out why we are experiencing a crisis of meaning. Through insights informed by philosophy, psychology, and anthropology, he shows us why we feel profoundly mismatched with our modern-day reality.

Unpack the challenges we face personally and collectively as we try to navigate our inherited inclinations. If we can't depend on the stories of the past to get us through life in the modern world, what can we turn to? At the end, Dr. Hawkins shares his ideas for how we might create a sustainable meaning system to finally feel aligned with our world again.

Mark A. Hawkins, Ph.D., is an author, educator, and a clinical counsellor. His research focuses on interdisciplinary understandings of meaning and purpose as they relate to human wellbeing. He is the author of The Power of Boredom: Why Boredom is Essential for Creating a Meaningful Life.