From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Arthur C. Brooks

From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

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Arthur C. Brooks

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The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.
Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs.
What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success?
At the height of his career at the age of 50, Arthur Brooks embarked on a seven-year journey to discover how to transform his future from one of disappointment over waning abilities into an opportunity for progress. From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life.
Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.
Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength. Read more

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Amazon reviewers describe this as a thoughtful, practical book for navigating midlife and the second half of life, with several saying it is well written, reflective, and full of useful ideas. Reviewers also mention that it is especially relevant for ambitious or work-focused readers, and that its advice on meaning, purpose, and life transitions feels timely and encouraging.

On other review sites, readers and bloggers praise the book as insightful, inspiring, and easy to read, with strong appreciation for its mix of research, personal reflection, and spiritual themes. Some note that it helped them rethink success and aging in a positive way.

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Publisher Portfolio
Publication date February 15, 2022
Language English
Print length 272 pages
ISBN-10 059319148X
ISBN-13 978-0593191484
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Dimensions 5.72 x 0.95 x 8.53 inches
Best Sellers Rank #1,627 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Job Hunting & Career Guides #7 in Aging (Books) #30 in Sociology Reference
Customer Reviews 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,695)

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