DQ1. On pp. 13-18, Wolf discusses and rejects the idea that a meaningful life is simply one spent pursuing your passions and achieving a sense of fulfilment. Why does she reject this idea? Consider the cases she uses to criticise this view (especially 'Sisyphus Fulfilled'). Do you find them convincing? Why or why not?
DQ2. Wolf's aim in the chapter as a whole is to motivate and then defend a view of meaning in life that she calls the "Fitting Fulfilment" view. What is this view? How does it differ from the idea that a meaningful life is about "finding your passion" or "being part of something bigger" or doing both of these things? Does it improve on these simpler views?
(Optional) DQ3. In the last few pages (pp. 27-33), Wolf turns to the question of why meaning in life (conceived as fitting fulfilment) should matter to us—in other words, why achieving "fitting fulfilment" answers an important human need. In effect, she is responding to an imaginary critic who asks: as long as I'm happy, why should it matter to me whether or not my life is meaningful? What is Wolf's answer, and is it a good one?