Purpose

A Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment showed that purpose orientation is among my top strengths.

Asking ChatGPT about what the purpose of life is, what resonated with me was, in particular, the search of knowledge and understanding. I feel that in my heart, I like to do research, learn, understand better and continuously develop my competencies. I understood that for many people, the purpose of life lies in the pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and intellectual growth.  

During my bachelors education and my masters education in the 1990s, I wanted to better understand content in the relatively large books I was reading. That inspired me to write compendia  / extracts / takeaways with the most important information from the books I was reading. What motivated me at the start of this work was simply better understanding what I was studying. In other words, I wanted to transform information from the books I was reading into knowledge that I found particularly useful. I wanted to make sense of what I was learning and make the information useful. To a large extent this writing work was meaningful for me as it helped me make my education personally relevant and significantly strengthen growth. 

In the 2000s and 2010s, the Internet started to develop strongly. For example, blogging platforms as well as other social media and self publishing platforms developed. Increasingly, I started sharing with other people what I learned.  In the 2020s, another technological revolution happened that further helped me to live my purpose even better. I experience that generative articial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and you.com increased possibilities further  to pursue knowledge and understanding.

Asking ChatGPT about what the purpose of life is, what also resonated with me of the response by the AI machine was contributions to society.  I would like to make a positive impact on the world and contribute to the well-being of others. This includes, for example, acts of kindness, helping others, creating meaningful relationships, and making a positive difference in improving fields such as education, health care, mobility, and real estate.