Growing old gets a bad rap, and it's not hard to see why. Your hair thins and your waist thickens. The shot clock ticks down on your career, and you realize, much to your dismay, that your youthful dreams of greatness — patents, prizes, and periodicals with your face on the cover — are unlikely to come true before the buzzer. And what do you see up ahead? A road sign. "Highway Ends. Last Exit: Retirement. One Mile." Retirement. Just a polite word for purposelessness. That's the cynic's view of aging, anyway. But does it have to be that way? Not according to Chip Conley ("Learning to Love Midlife"). He says midlife can be a period of renewal, hope, joy, and connection. If you're open to it. Are you?
WEIRDNESS: How to Make it Your Superpower
BOYS & SEX: Coming of Age in America
FRIENDSHIP: The Science and Power of Life’s Deepest Bond
THINKING AHEAD: How to Make Life’s Big Decisions
LISTENING: What You’re Missing and Why it Matters
SUCCESSFUL AGING: How to Live a Full, Long Life
Rethinking Big Ideas: Adam Grant on Finding Balance
Rethinking Big Ideas: Priya Parker on Gathering Apart
Rethinking Big Ideas: The Path to a More Generous World
Rethinking Big Ideas: Daniel Pink on the Future of Work
Rethinking Big Ideas: On Finding Joy in Simple Pleasures
Rethinking Big Ideas: Steven Johnson on Scientific Breakthroughs
Rethinking Big Ideas: Susan Cain on Solitude
STILLNESS: How to Find Peace in a Frantic World
FREE MONEY: Why Andrew Yang Thinks a Giveaway Can Save the Economy
HABITS: How to Let Go of The Old and Bring in the New
GATHERING: How to Make Our Time Together Meaningful
FUTURE: Can We Build a More Generous World
SUCCESS: The Dirty Secret of Getting Ahead
TRUST: Malcolm Gladwell on How We Talk To Strangers
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