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

Arthur C. Brooks

INSTANT #1 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 pain...

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The Megyn Kelly Show

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The Megyn Kelly Show

It was mentioned as a new book about finding happiness, success, and purpose, being promoted for an upcoming podcast episode.

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Tomorrow, a fascinating thinker and bestselling author, Arthur Brooks is going to be here. He's talking about his new book on finding happiness, success, and purpose.

— Episode: Top Exec Resigns and Turns Down $1 Milli...

Episode: Top Exec Resigns and Turns Down $1 Million to Spea...

It was mentioned as a new book about finding happiness, success, and purpose, being promoted for an upcoming podcast episode.

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Tomorrow, a fascinating thinker and bestselling author, Arthur Brooks is going to be here. He's talking about his new book on finding happiness, success, and purpose.

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

The conversation noted that Brooks's earlier book, "From Strength to Strength," had been released the previous year and was previously discussed as a guide to becoming happier as one ages.

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Then the last book came out, which you and I talked about about a year ago from strength to strength about building a life where you get happier and happier and happier as you get older.

— Episode: YAPClassic: Arthur Brooks, The Science o...

Episode: YAPClassic: Arthur Brooks, The Science of Happines...

The conversation noted that Brooks's earlier book, "From Strength to Strength," had been released the previous year and was previously discussed as a guide to becoming happier as one ages.

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Then the last book came out, which you and I talked about about a year ago from strength to strength about building a life where you get happier and happier and happier as you get older.

No Stupid Questions

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No Stupid Questions

It was said that the book discussed how people sometimes hang too doggedly onto one version of themselves and don't go on to the next chapter. It was compared to athletes who struggle to move on to coaching or other pursuits after their athletic careers are over.

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I'm sure you're familiar with Arthur Brooks' book, From Strength to Strength.

— Episode: 206. When Is It Time to Step Aside?

Episode: 206. When Is It Time to Step Aside?

It was said that the book discussed how people sometimes hang too doggedly onto one version of themselves and don't go on to the next chapter. It was compared to athletes who struggle to move on to coaching or other pursuits after their athletic careers are over.

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I'm sure you're familiar with Arthur Brooks' book, From Strength to Strength.

I read it.

So I think this is most easily understood probably in terms of athletics, or at least for me. At some point, most athletes, professional athletes, depending on the sport, but somewhere in your 30s, it's kind of game over.

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