“In a youth-obsessed culture, it may be difficult to convince some that life gets better after 50. But by supplanting dated cliches with compelling scholarship, Rauch offers a fresh and reassuring vision of aging that supersedes superficial fixations.”\u00a0\u2013The Washington Post<\/i><\/p>\n
“This uplifting report offers hope and encouragement for aging readers doubting the longevity of bliss. Stimulating reading for those seeking enlightenment and joyfulness throughout middle age.”\u00a0\u2013Kirkus<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cPsychologists agree that the midlife crisis is a myth. But why are so many middle-aged people so dissatisfied with their lives? Sifting through happiness studies and conducting his own interviews and surveys, Rauch discovers a pattern… This thoughtful study is sure to find an audience.\u201d\u00a0\u2013Booklist<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come.\u201d\u00a0<\/b>\u2015Steven Pinker, bestselling author of\u00a0Enlightenment Now<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
This book will change your life by showing you how life changes.<\/b><\/p>\n
Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you\u2019re successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end?<\/p>\n
Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, a \u201chappiness curve,\u201d declining from the optimism of youth into what\u2019s often a long, low slump in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t a midlife\u00a0crisis<\/i>, though. Rauch reveals that this slump is instead a natural stage of life\u2015and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, it equips you with new tools for wisdom and gratitude to win the third period of life.<\/p>\n
And Rauch can testify to this personally because it was his own slump, despite acclaim as a journalist and commentator that compelled him to investigate the happiness curve. His own story and the stories of many others from all walks of life\u2015from a steelworker and a limo driver to a telecoms executive and a philanthropist\u2015show how the ordeal of midlife malaise reboots our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude.<\/p>\n
Full of insights and data and featuring many ways to endure the slump and avoid its perils and traps,\u00a0The Happiness Curve\u00a0<\/i>doesn\u2019t just show you the dark forest of midlife, it helps you find a path through the trees. It also demonstrates how we can\u2015and why we must\u2015do more to help each other through the woods. Midlife is a journey we mustn\u2019t walk alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[34],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n