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From Strength to Strength

by Arthur C. Brooks
🎧 12 min listen Mindfulness & Happiness

A roadmap for high achievers to navigate the inevitable decline of professional success and find deeper happiness in the second half of life.

Key Ideas
Chapter 1 The Phantom on the Plane and the Striver’s Curse.

Brooks reveals that success is an addiction and that true satisfaction comes from subtraction (wanting less), not addition. He introduces the concept …

Chapter 2 The Two Curves of Intelligence. 🔒

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Chapter 3 Kicking the Success Addiction. 🔒

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Chapter 4 The Satisfaction Equation and the Reverse Bucket List. 🔒

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Chapter 5 Into the Forest – The Vanaprastha. 🔒

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Chapter 6 Real Friends vs. Deal Friends. 🔒

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Chapter 7 The Seven Words to Live By. 🔒

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Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Falling Tide. 🔒

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From Strength to Strength
Arthur C. Brooks blends social science, philosophy, and
biography to tackle the "striver's curse." He explains why
professional decline happens earlier than we think and
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