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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Arthur C. Brooks (Author, Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,586 ratings
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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.

Listen to this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.

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    5 hours and 49 minutes
  2. Author
    Arthur C. Brooks
  3. Narrator
    Arthur C. Brooks
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    February 15, 2022
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Listening Length 5 hours and 49 minutes
Author Arthur C. Brooks
Narrator Arthur C. Brooks
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Audible.com Release Date February 15, 2022
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B08WDN9LSM
Best Sellers Rank #910 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1 in Aging Parents (Audible Books & Originals)
#4 in Job Hunting & Career Guides
#6 in Aging & Longevity

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I'm not even going to try to convince you to get this book. People such as Eric Schmidt, Angela Duckworth, and others take care of that. Just read the back jacket.This review includes a photo review, because I want to show it already is making me happy. The light is like a Freudian halo; that was not a conscious decision.I was lucky enough to attend the Atlantic's Pursuit of Happiness event in Half Moon Bay earlier this week. This book is making me ask CRITICAL questions now and I suspect I will return to them often as I navigate my way, starting now as I just turned 50. It was truly amazing to take my good friend from college who turns 50 next month to this event as well. We are comparing notes and it feels like we are kids back in school again, but this time learning stuff about life that we really want to learn about.Thank you Arthur!And let's do this again sometime and here's a question for you: will we ever see a music therapist pull out a French Horn?
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars a great book for us Strivers
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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I see my abilities slipping and I’ve fought against it, not knowing what to do. This book showed me the path forward, and just reading it brought me great calm about the next phase of my life. I’m at peace, which is something I have not had for the years of this struggle. Thank you.
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P. J. Owen
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for middle-aged professionals.
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2023
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I’ve been reading Arthur Brooks’ Atlantic articles on happiness for some time and have always loved them. He offers sensible and practical advice for finding happiness, backed both by scientific evidence and centuries old wisdom from philosophers. His articles are both informative and fun, and almost always spurs reflection. So, as a fan of Brooks, as well as being someone in my early 50’s, I had to read his new book, which is specifically about finding happiness in the second half of one’s life.

Brooks starts here with brutal facts of aging and its impacts on your career. As a person approaches their late 40’s and early 50’s, their cognitive abilities will decline. This is a fact and a source of frustration for many strivers and successful professionals who try to keep up in their professions but find doing so increasingly difficult. This is obvious in some professions, such as athletes, who rely more on their physical abilities. But it is also true for just about any profession, and it is the cause of much unhappiness in middle age.

The upside to a person losing their fluid intelligence, as Brooks calls the more rapid and agile intelligence of youth, is that at the same time there is an increase of crystallized intelligence, which essentially translates to wisdom. The key to happiness in middle age and beyond then, according to Brooks, is the transition from relying on fluid intelligence for your success to utilizing your crystallized intelligence to find a higher purpose. And Brooks is here to help you with that.

As with his articles, Brooks’ writing is engaging and a joy to read. What he writes here makes sense, and as someone in my early fifties, resonates a lot. His advice is practical and seems a little scary but also achievable. He backs his points up with both scientific data and the wisdom of the great philosophers. He refers frequently to the importance of faith in the process. He gives someone who is suffering through this transition hope. Most importantly, he shows us his vulnerability by sharing his own journey through this process, which led to the writing of this very book.

I cannot recommend this book enough for anyone in middle age who feels stuck in their careers or life in general. From Strength to Strength is a great place to start getting back on track.
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Jeffrey C. Luker
4.0 out of 5 stars Fluid to Chrystal
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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One is challenged to let go of striving and to embrace loving relationships. It debunks the mid life crisis myth.
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Steve Lacey
5.0 out of 5 stars From Strength to Strength
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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I wish I had read this 3 years or more before I retired from a very satisfying and joyous career. I don’t know that any outcome would have changed for me, but my mental approach to my latter years could well have been transformed much earlier. Brooks continues to be amazing. A national treasure.
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JF, AN AUTHOR
5.0 out of 5 stars You think you've outlived your usefulness? Hah!
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2024
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Brilliant thinking that leaves you with paths to follow. A remarkably intelligent and productive book.
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Jay B
3.0 out of 5 stars Good content, probably a better HBR article than book
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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The message is roughly to understand how your brain will physically and functionally change as you age thru the decades of your career, and how knowing how the changes to come can be leveraged intentionally to change how you act & live, and set priorities and actions accordingly, all leading to less frustration & more happiness as you mature.

The important parts are all the specifics underneath the premise. And it’s all good, compelling stuff.

However, by the time I was half way through I think (as I often do) that a hard edit to cut the length would have made for better reader comprehension - so much so that this could have been a (long) Harvard Business Review article and had just as much impact.

Nevertheless, good book, recommended. (Don’t let 3-stars dissuade you; I’m just of the ilk that jealously guards stars for books I think are highly exceptional.)
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The Critical Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
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This is the best book I have read on the topic of adult life changing seasons. The author Brooks, does a deep dive into embracing the changing seasons and provides practical advice. Most books concerning the topic of adult changing seasons are superficial. Not this book, Brooks has done the research and gives examples of personally walking the talk. I enjoyed this book so much, I ordered two additional copies for friends. I highly recommended book!
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Doug W
4.0 out of 5 stars Great articulation of midlife career challenges
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
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For the successful "striver" this book is a comforting advisor to reassure you for changing your life to a new focus. Brook's examples and historical references are very useful. It's a great read.

The book falls short in giving you any depth around what to do or how yo get there. More of a wise cheerleader than a coach. The religious references also undermine Brook's credibility. As much as I appreciate "The Divine," it is not the answer to happiness for all. Purpose and meaning can be found here on Earth in the physical beings that walk amongst us.

So overall, this book was inspiring and reassuring. The first half far better than the second. Overall a worthy read.
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Chaf
5.0 out of 5 stars A deep book
Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2023
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Liked the thought process of the writer across this book and how it all ties into the big picture. The writer’s sharing of his own weaknesses is very touching and eye-opening. Lessons and teachings in this book are great. Recommended for everyone trying to jump curve in their life while shedding worldly materialities to spiritual enlightenment.
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Kayla
5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening
Reviewed in Mexico on March 17, 2023
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A little bit of science, a dash of humor, and a heap of wisdom coalesced into advice to give you a new source of strength in the second curve of your life. Good news-- (almost) everything is better later. I truly believe that. 🌲

"Workaholics" / ambitious folks-- this book may bring grace to the second half of your life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what was needed. We'll written and authentic to real life!
Reviewed in Germany on May 8, 2024
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Exactly what was needed. We'll written and authentic to real life!
Now it needs to be implemented in one's own life.
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sagi.rammohanrao
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lucidity and Clarity of thought
Reviewed in India on April 28, 2024
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Brown has written the book with well researched data along with his Personal experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book - From Strength to Strength
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2024
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Loved this book- easy to read and full of evidence based useful insights.
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