{"product_id":"the-happiness-curve-why-life-gets-better-after-midlife","title":"The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Midlife","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book will change your life by showing you how life changes. Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump even when youre successful? Where does this malaise come from? And  most importantly  will it ever end? 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 whats often a long  low trough in middle age  before starting to rise again in our 50s. This isnt 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. And 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. Full of insights and eye-opening data  and featuring practical ways to endure the dip and avoid its perils and traps  The Happiness Curve doesnt just show you the dark forest of midlife  it helps you find a path through the trees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986923810869,"sku":"ByrdShop_1472960947","price":227.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781472960948.jpg?v=1770920855","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-happiness-curve-why-life-gets-better-after-midlife","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}