From Strength to Strength

This book by Arthur C. Brooks was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about exercise & strength, meditation & mindfulness, motivation & discipline, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

"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 it is when it occurs. What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success?

• “I have read your prior work, From Strength to Strength, excellent book recommended to me by Peter Attia.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “excellent book recommended to me by Peter Attia”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 202300:00:13

  Said during "How to Be Happy, Arthur C. Brooks Interview". The episode features Arthur C. Brooks: Harvard professor, social scientist, and happiness expert; author of From Strength to Strength and co-author with Oprah Winfrey of Build the Life You Want; writes a weekly column in The Atlantic and runs Harvard's Leadership and Happiness Lab. Harvard happiness professor Arthur Brooks explains why satisfaction comes from wanting less, and how unhappiness is essential to a fully lived life.