{"id":13134,"date":"2020-06-14T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T12:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13134"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:01","slug":"theres-more-to-life-than-being-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/theres-more-to-life-than-being-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s More to Life Than Being Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all want to live a happy and meaningful life but what does having a  &#8220;meaningful life&#8221; really mean? Finding happiness could be easy. Whether it&#8217;s money, family, travel, or food, we all have a different definition of happiness. Having a meaningful life is another story. Some would say seeking meaning in life is the more fulfilling path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, you will know why we should build more meaningful lives instead of just happy ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"There&#039;s more to life than being happy | Emily Esfahani Smith | TED\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9Trdafp83U?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the four pillars of a meaningful life?<\/li><li>What\u2019s important to you in life?<\/li><li>How can you help someone who has depression?<\/li><li>What makes you happy?<\/li><li>How can you live more meaningfully?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate We all want to live a happy and meaningful life but what does having a &#8220;meaningful life&#8221; really mean? 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