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Frank Martela Ph.D.

About

Frank Martela, Ph.D., is a philosopher and researcher at Aalto University in Helsinki and the author of A Wonderful Life - Insights on Finding a Meaningful Existence (Harper Design 2020), an accessible introduction to the meaningfulness of life and how each of us can make our lives more meaningful, which will be translated into twenty-three different languages including French, German, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese versions.

His research has been published in academic journals such as Journal of Personality, Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Happiness Studies; and General Review of Psychology, his articles have appeared in Scientific American Mind, Harvard Business Report, and Salon; his work has been featured on Quartz and the BBC, and he has been interviewed by New York Times, Vice News, and The Monocle Observer among others. He has given invited lectures on universities in four continents, including institutions like Stanford University and Harvard University.

Books by Frank Martela Ph.D.
Recent Posts
How Meaning of Life Was Invented
As an increasing number of people struggle with a spiritual crisis, the man who invented the question of meaning in 1834 can offer a surprisingly solid answer.
Helping Others Is Good for Your Health

What can helping others do to you? Research has increasingly confirmed that being good to others is good for you—for your mental well-being, your physical health, and even your longevity.

What can helping others do to you? Research has increasingly confirmed that being good to others is good for you—for your mental well-being, your physical health, and even your longevity.

How Can Life Be Valuable in a Cold and Mechanistic Universe?

Is life meaningful and valuable or a random accident? Instead of trying to discover true values, let's start designing better meaning in life for us all.

Is life meaningful and valuable or a random accident? Instead of trying to discover true values, let's start designing better meaning in life for us all.

Accept Life Like an Emperor

Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome when the Antonine Plague broke out. Discover how he used stoicism to remain calm.

Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome when the Antonine Plague broke out. Discover how he used stoicism to remain calm.

To Find Meaning Amid the Crisis, Start by Helping Others

In the wake of the crisis, many people are searching for meaning. Here's my recipe, as a researcher of meaning in life, on how to find it.

In the wake of the crisis, many people are searching for meaning. Here's my recipe, as a researcher of meaning in life, on how to find it.

Finding Purpose Through Meliorism in the Face of Coronavirus

When optimism and pessimism don't help, how should you face the current crisis? You should start with acceptance, but after that you need one more thing.

When optimism and pessimism don't help, how should you face the current crisis? You should start with acceptance, but after that you need one more thing.

Death, the Meaning of Life, and Coronavirus

How to find meaning in life in the midst of the spreading epidemic? By focusing on making the present moment more meaningful, you'll discover a few simple ingredients for meaning.

How to find meaning in life in the midst of the spreading epidemic? By focusing on making the present moment more meaningful, you'll discover a few simple ingredients for meaning.