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

Bestseller

Author: Arthur C. Brooks

Narrator: Arthur C. Brooks

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/15/2022


Synopsis

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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.

Author Bio

Arthur C. Brooks is the president of the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank in Washington, D.C. He is the author of a number of books, including The Battle, Gross National Happiness, and Who Really Cares. Until 2009, Arthur was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University. Throughout his career, he has conducted research on the connections between culture, politics, and economic life, and he has published hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from the economics of the arts to military operations research. A native of Seattle, Arthur currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and their three children.

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