How... — Finding Meaning In The Second Half Of Life:

Audit your "shoulds." Identify which goals belong to your younger self and which truly resonate with who you are today. 2. Embracing the "Second Curve"

Success is about external validation; significance is about internal alignment. Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How...

Stagnation happens when we try to keep living for ourselves. Meaning is found in becoming a "vessel" for something larger. 5. Learning to "Let Go" Audit your "shoulds

You stop performing for an audience and start living for an inner witness. 4. The Power of "Generativity" Stagnation happens when we try to keep living for ourselves

Social scientist Arthur Brooks suggests that we have two types of intelligence: (the ability to innovate and solve problems quickly) and Crystallized Intelligence (the ability to use accumulated knowledge and synthesize information).

The first half of life is about (adding degrees, titles, possessions). The second half is often about subtraction .