From the bestselling author and columnist behind The Atlantic’s popular "How to Build a Life" series, a guide to transforming the life changes we fear into a source of strength.
Introduction: The Man on the Plane Who Changed My Life Chapter 1: Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think Chapter 2: The Second Curve Chapter 3: Kick Your Success Addiction Chapter 4: Start Chipping Away Chapter 5: Ponder Your Death Chapter 6: Cultivate Your Aspen Grove Chapter 7: Start Your Vanaprastha Chapter 8: Make Your Weakness Your Strength Chapter 9: Cast into the Falling Tide Conclusion: Seven Words to Remember Acknowledgments Notes Index
Dr. Arthur C. Brooks is a Professor of the Practise of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Arthur C. Patterson Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School. He is author of twelve books, including Build the Life You Want with Oprah Winfrey, Love Your Enemies and The Road to Freedom. He is a columnist for the Washington Post, host of the podcast ‘The Arthur Brooks Show,’ and subject of the documentary film The Pursuit, currently streaming on Netflix.
In this book, Arthur C. Brooks helps people find greater happiness
as they age and change.
*The Dalai Lama*
A valuable guide to finding new purpose and success in later
life.
*Daily Mail*
This book is amazing. We've all read it cover to cover. We couldn't
put it down.
*Chris Evans*
Brooks has amassed vast research on happiness... and filled the
book with explanations and theories about brain function and its
ups and downs through time.
*The Independent*
To the overachievers, success addicts, and tired strivers who are
fairly confident you can’t keep it up forever but will try anyway -
this book is for you. Arthur Brooks shows you it’s possible to
build a life that really does get better with age.
*Simon Sinek, optimist and author of Start with Why and The
Infinite Game*
Arthur Brooks is one of my very favorite thinkers. Witty, wise, and
insatiably curious, he is one of the few intellectuals who can
reliably weave scientific research and everyday observations into
what we all really need: succinct advice for a good life.
*Angela Duckworth, founder and CEO of Character Lab and author of
Grit*
From Strength to Strength offers real answers to timeless questions
about happiness and progress: How can I be happier? How can I have
more meaning in life? What is the most important thing to me right
now and why?
*Eric Schmidt, former chairman and CEO of Google*
In this sparkling book, Arthur Brooks considers one of the oldest
and deepest questions in the spiritual tradition, namely, how to
navigate the tricky waters that separate the first and second
halves of life. I found inspiration and hope literally on every
page.
*Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries
and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles*
Brooks appears to have a clear strategy here: first he horrifies
you, then he bucks you up. An alternate title for this book could
be The Good News About Your Inevitable Decline. Most of us strivers
believe we can keep racing until we run out of road. Arthur is
trying to save us pain and maximize our contributions to the
species. Every ambitious person should read this.
*Dan Harris, author and former ABC News anchor*
From Strength to Strength is a wise and inspiring guide to
reimagining the rest of your life. If you’re a striver tired of
striving, this remarkable book is for you.
*Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind*
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