Is a felt sense of meaning the same as a life that means something?
Susan Wolf · Meaning in Life and Why It Matters · 2010
P · Argument, not measurement
Wolf argues meaning requires active engagement with something whose value is independent of your caring about it. The felt sense of meaning is neither necessary nor sufficient: you can feel meaning in a project that is worthless, and miss meaning in one that matters. This is an argument, not a measurement.
ProbeList the three things that take most of your hours. For each, write one sentence on why it would matter to someone who does not know you.