Book · 2023 · Self-Help
Diligis from Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Why people recommend it
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks is a reflective self-help guide that explores how aging individuals can successfully transition their professional lives, redefine their personal identities, and find deep fulfillment as their intellectual capacities shift over time. On the podcast No Stupid Questions, Mike M. referenced Arthur Brooks's book in an episode titled When Is It Time to Step Aside? to illustrate the important idea of moving gracefully from one chapter of life to another, emphasizing that people should avoid holding too doggedly to a single, past version of themselves. Later on the very same podcast, during the episode Do Generations Mean Anything?, Mike Maughan also brought up Brooks's work to discuss changing life strategies as people grow older, noting that individuals must learn to adapt just like athletes do when their physical strengths wane, and he highlighted the value of building diverse friendships as part of this ongoing evolution. Listeners often find these discussions compelling because they offer practical, reassuring advice for navigating the inevitable transitions of career and identity during the second half of life.
Who recommended it
- Mike M. Discussed
- Mike Maughan Discussed
Mike M. — 1 mention
“I'm sure you're familiar with Arthur Brook's book from strength to strength yeah I read it but he kind of goes through the same idea or principle that sometimes we hang too doggedly to one version of ourselves”
Mike Maughan — 1 mention
“Angela I want to talk briefly here in closing about a piece of advice that I heard from Arthur Brooks who wrote a book called from strength to strength where he was just talking about how we have to change as we grow older and move from what was our strength think of like an athlete they're really good at”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- From Strength to Strength
- From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
- Childhood and Society
- Childhood and society
- Generations
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I've written two big books um since uh since I came to Harvard one called from strength to strength finding success happiness and deep purpose in the second half of life for Strivers were trying to understand the the move from their fluid to crystallized intelligence”