"Befriend longing as proof of ongoing growth The persistent feeling that something is missing — that you haven't quite 'found it' yet — is widely interpreted as a personal failure. The speakers reframe it philosophically through the concept of the 'scandal of particularity': no ultimate experience of truth, beauty, or meaning is ever fully realized in one life. Rather than fighting this sensation, they counsel: 'Befriend that longing — it's the reminder that you're a human being, and deeply implanted in you is this thing called longing.' Treating restlessness as a compass pointing toward continued growth rather than evidence of inadequacy transforms a source of shame into a generative force. Source: Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, Rich Roll Podcast, Designing a Life of Meaning"