Video: When Outomes Dissapoint: Why Meaning Matters More Than We Think

(c) 2025 Luis A. Marrero. Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose

This post is an invitation to examine our times and recurring struggles through what I call the logoteleological lens: a way of understanding human behavior by examining the quality of meaning that drives it.

If we can learn to recognize when meaning goes awry, we may finally understand why so many well-intended solutions fall short—and how more lasting, humane, and effective paths forward become possible.

Once we understand that outcomes follow from the quality of meaning at work, the next question becomes unavoidable: how does meaning go wrong in the first place?

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