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