An Engineer's Search for Meaning
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An Engineer's Search for Meaning

A New Paradigm for Finding Meaning in Life, Grounded in Science and Engineering Principles

Can life's deepest questions of meaning, purpose and hope be approached with the same rigor we apply to science and engineering? This book answers yes — building a complete framework from first principles, using evidence and reason alone.

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. A Short and Sweet Introduction
  3. 1. Motivation: A (Midlife) Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
  4. 2. Premise: Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood...
  5. 3. Bottomline: If Not Evidence and Reason, Then What?
  6. 4. Methodology: Engineering the Sh*t Out of My Midlife Crisis
  7. 5. Ultimate Reality: Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns
  8. 6. Physical Reality: Hitting Rock Bottom?
  9. 7. Life: Entropy and the Pursuit of Complexity
  10. 8. Consciousness: A Way for the Cosmos to Know Itself
  11. 9. Meaning: Sorry Fellow Hitchhikers, It’s NOT 42!
  12. 10. Purpose: Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It (Spoiler: You Already Have)
  13. 11. Hope: Past Performance is a Great Indicator of Future Results
  14. 12. Call to Action: From Knowing the Path to Walking the Path
  15. Summary: The Whole Book in One Place (You've Earned It)
  16. Rude Q&A
  17. Afterword
  18. Appendix: Deep Dives
  19. Acknowledgements
  20. References