Key insights from
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
What you'll learn
Arthur C. Brooks (1964-) is an American social scientist who researches the intersection between culture, economics, and politics. He has authored twelve books to date, served as president of the American Enterprise Institute, and currently teaches at Harvard. Brooks has climbed the ladder of professional success in numerous fields, and has researched the key characteristics of happy people across the United States. From his research, he has gleaned insight into the nature of success and happiness. In From Strength to Strength, Brooks identifies a problem afflicting both American business professionals and ordinary citizens, which he calls the “striver’s curse.” Brooks shares his insights on this curse, what values underlie it, and what it takes to cultivate the new strengths that will lead us into our second life curve.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 Progress is not simple, and never a straight line upward.
- 2 Intelligence changes from one type to another as we age.
- 3 Pride in our self-image keeps us addicted to success.
- 4 We must stop being statues, and become like trees.
- 5 Satisfaction and success do not appear at the end of the road, but permeate each step along the way.
- 6 Decline is not a tragedy, but rather an opportunity for new success.
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