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A review by jaybatson
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Good content, probably a better HBR article than book
The message is roughly to understand how your brain will physically and functionally change as you age thru the decades of your career, and how knowing how the changes to come can be leveraged intentionally to change how you act & live, and set priorities and actions accordingly, all leading to less frustration & more happiness as you mature.
The important parts are all the specifics underneath the premise. And it’s all good, compelling stuff.
However, by the time I was half way through I think (as I often do) that a hard edit to cut the length would have made for better reader comprehension - so much so that this could have been a (long) Harvard Business Review article and had just as much impact.
Nevertheless, good book, recommended. (Don’t let 3-stars dissuade you; I’m just of the ilk that jealously guards stars for books I think are highly exceptional.)
The message is roughly to understand how your brain will physically and functionally change as you age thru the decades of your career, and how knowing how the changes to come can be leveraged intentionally to change how you act & live, and set priorities and actions accordingly, all leading to less frustration & more happiness as you mature.
The important parts are all the specifics underneath the premise. And it’s all good, compelling stuff.
However, by the time I was half way through I think (as I often do) that a hard edit to cut the length would have made for better reader comprehension - so much so that this could have been a (long) Harvard Business Review article and had just as much impact.
Nevertheless, good book, recommended. (Don’t let 3-stars dissuade you; I’m just of the ilk that jealously guards stars for books I think are highly exceptional.)