Life is a complex experience that many people feel they have little or no control over. Unpopular opinion: you actually have an extremely uncomfortable level of control and can accomplish a lot more than you think. If your response is: “nothing is ever that simple”, you’re right. So what can you do? Let’s explore a collection of thoughts on the meaningness and on purpose hood. Michael Smith is a third year PharmD student at the University of Alberta. He is very excited to get out there and give this TEDx Talk after 2 years of COVID. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx