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Do you wake up each morning with a sense of determination to start the day, as if every day held a clear purpose for you and you alone?

Researchers have found that people who feel as if they lead a meaningful life are generally less depressed, healthier, and live longer.

But it is not easy to find your one true purpose.

That's why the producers at Happify — a website and app that offers psychology-based games to increase your happiness — dived into the scientific literature to uncover what sorts of activities and traits people who lead meaningful lives had in common.

They combined these commonalities into this graphic so people who feel lost and a lacking in purpose can use these simple, science-backed steps to help them discover how to live a meaningful life:happify purpose final (1)Happify producers