WHAT, WHY, & HOW?: Bottom-up Answers

by Robert Wheeler

At some time most of us have wondered "why?" Why I am here struggling to make a living, to be comfortable and happy. These basic questions usually get submerged because of more immediate questions about meeting daily needs, but they are still there in the recesses of the subconscious mind where they can create a nebulous feeling of dissatisfaction or can boil up at an inconvenient time. Our media, politicians, and educators should emphasize these questions rather than consumerism, power, and violence. It would alleviate much of the current personal, domestic, and global problems. This is what the author learned during 90+ years of concern while progressing from a scrawny kid to a gung-ho soldier to a research psychologist.

113 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 9, 2021

About the author

Dr. Robert Wheeler developed a keen interest in the view people have about meaning and purpose in their lives during 20 years of military experience working with people of various cultures as an infantryman, aviator, engineer, advisor, and research & development coordinator.

For another 20 years, he filled positions in academia where his major work was research about personality characteristics that contribute to health, well-being, and performance. He developed measuring instruments and performed analyses for health promotion programs to assist participants, determine effectiveness, and increase knowledge of health enhancement and quality of life improvement.