Most efforts to help people flourish emphasize either cultivating what helps people grow or removing what hinders their growth. Meaningful Purpose Psychology proposes that lasting human flourishing requires both. The following parable illustrates why.

© 2026. Luis A. Marrero. Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose "It's sobering to think that you and I can know about a social process that distorts our thinking and still be susceptible to it." David G. Myers, PhD Early in my journey toward developing Meaningful Purpose Psychology, I discovered a central obstacle to a meaningful life: the illusion that we already understand. This insight resonated deeply with my training and practice in Transactional Analysis (Berne, 1961,

© 2026. Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP. Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose Abstract Despite unprecedented advances in psychology, management, leadership, education, medicine, organizational development, and the social sciences, many of humanity's most persistent problems remain stubbornly unresolved. Employee disengagement remains widespread. Organizational change initiatives continue to experience high failure rates. Political polarization intensifies. Mental health concer

Our latest article explores why individuals, organizations, and even societies can struggle to see clearly despite good intentions, intelligence, and access to information. Discover how distorted interpretations shape decision-making, relationships, leadership, and human flourishing — and what can be done about it.

Are things actually getting worse, or does it only feel that way?

Most change approaches start with behavior: what to do differently. Meaningful Purpose Psychology starts one layer deeper — with how we understand what is happening, why it matters, and what is actually guiding us before we act.

Without a clear foundation in Meaningful Purpose Psychology’s view of meaning, many change efforts remain fragile and short-lived — because the meanings guiding action were never fully examined, a pattern repeatedly documented in research on failed change initiatives. With that foundation, wiser action and more humane outcomes become genuinely attainable.

This article explains how Meaningful Purpose Psychology deals with the Sleeper Effect and other unconscious meanings.

Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless. ~ Paul Harris ~ This article explains what makes...

It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong. Can meaning be measured? Based on what standards?...

. .. we have to choose between what is important and what is not, what is meaningful and what is not. We have to become selective and...

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. ~ Confucius ~ Based on the previously...

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ~ David Hume ~ Do you agree with the quote above from the Scottish philosopher David...

Edited reprint from authorluismarrero / August 17, 2020 “Every human being strives for significance, but people always make mistakes if...