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2) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. 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 painful...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
Description
"In The Little Book of Lykke, Meik identifies the six factors that explain the majority of differences in happiness across the world?togetherness, money, health, freedom, trust, and kindness?and explores what actions we can take to become happier. As he reveals, we can deepen our blissfulness and contentment with little adjustments in our behavior, whether it?s eating like the French (sitting around a table and savoring our time) or dancing the tango...
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Simple Truths
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
For years, Ellen Leanse worked with the biggest technology titans that fight for our attention, including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft... programming habits that revolved around our devices. By mapping how the mind works, innovators like Ellen are able to ingrain habits for all of us, revolving around our technology. But what if we could instead create habits that revolve around happiness? In this refreshing, practical book, you'll learn...
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English
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A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people. While many of these teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the kind of happiness, potential, and satisfaction their lives hold if they can just get through these early years.
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
Description
Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset, or why we flock to see cherry blossoms bloom in spring? Is there a reason that people -- regardless of gender, age, culture, or ethnicity -- are mesmerized by baby animals, and can't help but smile when they see a burst of confetti or a cluster of colorful balloons? We are often made to feel that the physical world has little or no impact on our inner joy. Increasingly,...
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English
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"As an entrepreneur, Anna Akbari learned that one of the best things about startups is their ability to "pivot" quickly -- basically a euphemism for failing and starting over. And she quickly found that personal success is no different. It's not just about developing and following the right process but also having a good idea. And that demands rigor and daily maintenance -- far beyond a few positive affirmations. Like any Silicon Valley startup, the...
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English
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"New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner reveals the surprising secrets of what makes the world's happiest places?and shows you how to apply these lessons to your own life. Take the specially designed Blue Zones Happiness Test to pinpoint areas in your life where you could cultivate greater joy, deeper meaning, and increased satisfaction."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Today, what is most important to society? A successful career, a perfectly curated Instagram account, a 10-step skin care routine? If all of these things are meant to make us feel safe and happy, why does this generation remain defined by stress, burn out, and obsessive individuality? Award-winning writer Wendy Syfret examines why these achievements have not made us happy and asks readers to consider a touch of something completely different: nihilism....
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English
Description
"The novel begins with the character of Ethan, a lawyer living in New York City who tells us the story of his family's life just as they learn his father - a textile manufacturer who spent long trips throughout Asia - has fathered a secret family from a woman he met on one of his trips and set up in a house in Queens. From here, we move to different related characters as the novel expands outward to the woman, her sons, a few surprise relations, some...
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Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Explains how to find opportunity during times of challenge, arguing that culturally driven goals often do not result in personal satisfaction while explaining how to make corrective mindset changes that can increase resilience in difficult circumstances.
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Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, youll discover that lasting happiness is already at your fingertipsin the small, everyday moments inherently infused with purpose and meaning. The philosophy of yogarather than the poses and posturesboils down to one fundamental process: overcoming suffering by coming to know ourselves and aligning our actions with our own intrinsic sense of spiritual purpose. And yoga gives us the tools to address two basic...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Aristotle was the first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, and he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. According to Aristotle, happiness is not about well-being, but instead a lasting state of contentment, which should be the ultimate goal of human life. We become happy through finding a purpose, realizing our potential, and modifying our behavior to become the best version of ourselves. With these objectives...
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English
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Harris and Warren present a practical guide to meditation that debunks the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that make many people reluctant to try it. They suggest a range of meditation practices that may lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of your brain.
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE—65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca-whose works...
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