We know more than ever about what helps people flourish. Yet knowing what is healthy, wise, or beneficial does not guarantee that we will live accordingly. Why? Meaningful Purpose Psychology—scientifically known as Logoteleology—proposes that between what we know and how we live are the meanings through which we understand ourselves, other people, and reality. This article explores how those meanings develop, why not every meaning deserves our trust, and how healthier meani

Why do we struggle to live according to what we already know? This second article in the series explores how the meanings we give to what we know can shape our decisions, relationships, work, and lives—and why understanding those meanings may help reveal the missing link between knowledge and human flourishing.

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.

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,

Discover how Meaningful Purpose Psychology complements Human Resources by helping leaders and employees improve meaning, engagement, resilience, and sustainable human flourishing.