From A Whole New Mind, Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink (p.35)
"The paradox of prosperity is that while living standards have risen steadily decade after decade, personal, family, and life satisfaction haven't budged. That's why more people - liberated by prosperity but not fulfilled by it - are resolving the paradox by searching for meaning. As Columbia University's Andrew Delbanco puts it, 'The most striking feature of contemporary culture is the unslaked craving for transcendence.'"
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