| Title | : | The Happiness Curve |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Jonathan Rauch |
| Release | : | 2018-05-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Self-Improvement, Books, Health, Mind & Body |
| Size | : | 7120560 |
| Uncover the secrets to overcoming the midlife slump and finding true happiness in this illuminating book by award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch. Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you're successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end? Drawing on cutting-edge research, Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions, showing that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, a "happiness curve," declining from the optimism of youth into what's often a long, low slump in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s. This isn't a midlife crisis, though. Rauch reveals that this slump is instead a natural stage of life—and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, it equips you with new tools for wisdom and gratitude to win the third period of life. Rauch's own story and the stories of many others from all walks of life show how the ordeal of midlife malaise reboots our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude. Full of insights and data, The Happiness Curve helps you find a path through the dark forest of midlife. It also demonstrates how we can—and why we must—do more to help each other through the woods. Midlife is a journey we mustn't walk alone. |
