The Search, Bruce Feiler
The Search, Bruce Feiler
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The Search
Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World

Author: Bruce Feiler

Narrator: Bruce Feiler

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/30/2023


Synopsis

Find work you love. On your own terms.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Life Is in the Transitions comes a bold new road map for finding meaning and purpose in what you do, based on insights drawn from hundreds of life stories of Americans of all backgrounds.
 
America is at a once-in-a-generation turning point around work: unprecedented numbers are quitting their jobs, rethinking their routines, breaking away from stifling expectations. The most suffocating iron cage of all is the idea that each of us must follow a linear career—lock into a dream early, always climb higher, never stop until you reach the top. Few ideas have squandered more human potential.
 
Employing his signature, immersive approach, Bruce Feiler is known for taking complex challenges and converting them into actionable steps that can help each of us live with more fulfillment and joy. From thousands of hours of interviews, Feiler has distilled a powerful new vision of work: The people who are happiest don’t chase someone else’s dreams; they chase their own. Freed from outdated scripts, they identify what brings them meaning and write their own story of success.
 
The Search introduces an all-new toolkit for achieving that goal, 21 Questions to Find Work You Love. Practical and empowering, these questions will help you unearth the story of work you’ve been trying to tell your whole life—then go achieve it. You’ll discover:
 
·       The upsides and downsides of work you learned from your parents;
·       Why your childhood role model offers the best clue to what you should do now;
·       Who is your waymaker;
·       When to leave a job and when to stay;
·       What is your purpose right now;
…and much more.
 
From a master storyteller who’s helped millions transform their lives for better, The Search arrives as the world reimagines the basic assumptions of work and offers a timely, urgent playbook for each of us to get the happiness we seek, the meaning we crave, and the success we deserve.

About The Author

Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including Life Is in the Transitions, The Secrets of Happy Families, and Council of Dads. His three TED talks have been viewed more than four million times, and he teaches the TED course How to Master Life Transitions. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Linda Rottenberg, and their twin daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on July 14, 2023

This book is definitely for someone, but I'm not entirely sure who. The "thesis" can be broken down into three points: 1) Disruptive events in life cause our work lives to change and cause us to rethink what we want out of work. 2) There are many nonlinear pathways to success and the average person sw......more

Goodreads review by Philip on February 03, 2024

I recently listened to an episode of Dan Harris’ podcast, Ten Percent Happier, on which Bruce Feiler was a guest. He was promoting this new book, and the conversation was fantastic. Bruce is an engaging story-teller with a bend towards the motivational, and I recommend that episode to anyone conside......more

Goodreads review by Jung on August 15, 2023

Write your unique work story. These days, more and more people are taking control of their working lives. And that often means walking away from their jobs without having the next one ready to go. An unprecedented million people have been leaving their jobs in the US alone – and that’s every week! The......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 07, 2024

Should have been a Ted talk but that's ok......more

Goodreads review by Bronwyn on June 14, 2024

Interesting breakdown and especially a criticism of the traditional notions of career growth and success. It encourages people to prioritize work that helps others rather than accumulate wealth and material success. There were many (almost too many) stories of people who made career changes once the......more


Quotes

“In The Search Mr. Feiler makes the case that, by reflecting on their personal experience and asking a few probing questions of themselves, people can craft ‘work stories’—that is, narratives that help people make sense of their various professional twists and turns and help people create their own definitions of success alongside the meaning they are looking for.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Feiler’s game-changing guide to thriving in this new landscape and securing meaningful work is grounded in the experiences of hundreds of Americans from all walks of life.” New York Post

“For years, Bruce Feiler has been writing and speaking about how we find meaning in our lives and nurture our spiritual selves, and he’s done it once again with a fantastic new book . . . The Search is invaluable for anybody who wants to find meaning in their lives and in their work. Which is to say, for everybody.” —Arianna Huffington, Thrive

“Bruce's first hand approach to his work, living the experiences he writes about, allows him to provide practical guidance on navigating life's transitions and finding reasons for why we’re all here.” —Elise Loehnen, Pulling the Thread podcast

“A useful, insightful guide to anyone who is seeking a more satisfying way to live.” Kirkus

“[An] energetic challenge to status quo notions of success . . . [Feiler’s] down-to-earth delivery and emphasis on individual agency will resonate with readers seeking direction. Those at professional crossroads will benefit.” Publishers Weekly