A meaningful life asks more than “did I get what I wanted?” It asks “what did I become useful for?”

Getting what you wanted is a question about the fit between desire and outcome, and it can be answered yes while a life still feels thin. Asking what you became useful for changes the direction of the accounting, from what came in to what went out, and that question tends to produce a fuller answer.

Try the second question about the past year. It will highlight different things than the first one does, and usually better ones.