{"product_id":"the-happiness-curve-why-life-gets-better-after-midlife","title":"The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Midlife","description":"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 well-documented U-shaped trajectory, a \"happiness curve\", declining from the optimism of youth into what's often a long, low trough in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s.\nThis isn't a midlife crisis, though. Rauch reveals that this downturn is instead a natural stage of life - and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, you can equip yourself with new tools of wisdom and gratitude to head positively into your later years.\nAnd Rauch can testify to this personally - 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 - from a steelworker and a limo driver to a telecoms executive and a philanthropist - show how the ordeal of midlife malaise can reboot our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude.\nFull of insights and eye-opening data, and featuring practical ways to endure the dip and avoid its perils and traps, The Happiness Curve doesn't just show you the dark forest of midlife, it helps you find a path through the trees.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1472960971\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1472960971.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rauch, Jonathan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41715456671802,"sku":"DBV.1472960971.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1472960971-0.jpg?v=1790831316","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-happiness-curve-why-life-gets-better-after-midlife","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}