![]() To quote the author: "As we age we shouldn't accumulate more to represent ourselves, but rather strip things away to find our true selves." In my own life, I try to travel light and think carefully before adding more stuff to my home that will take my time, care and attention. I liked the idea based on Eastern thinking of shedding things as we age, rather than the Western idea of accumulating things, as 'trophies' symbolizing a life well-lived. To quote the author: "As we age we shouldn't accumulate more to represent ourselves, but rather strip things away to find our true selves." In my own life, I try to travel light a The ideas aren't new, however they are worth repeating and I enjoyed listening to the audiobook and finding nuggets here and there that interested me. The ideas aren't new, however they are worth repeating and I enjoyed listening to the audiobook and finding nuggets here and there that interested me. Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.more 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. From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life.ĭrawing 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. What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success?Īt 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. 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. 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 o The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.
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