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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The ascent of the wunderkind set strict early success norms for millennials everywhere.
Chapter 3: Pressure to achieve early is harming young people's mental health today.
Chapter 4: Young people advance at varied rates, based on brain maturation timing patterns.
Chapter 5: Emerging adulthood is a crucial phase of self-actualization.
Chapter 6: We gain new skills and reveal fresh strengths as we age.
Chapter 7: We need a redesigned career path that allows for continual blooming.
Chapter 8: Distancing ourselves from cultural pressures can help us forge personal paths forward.
Chapter 9: Late bloomers must reinvent themselves to achieve their full potential truly.
Description
Late Bloomers (2019) explores why modern society is obsessed with early achievement. It explains the damaging effects a super-charged education can have on young people’s mental health, as well as how our family, our peers, and the media influence the life paths we take. Drawing on his own experiences, author Rich Karlgaard suggests that blooming later in life is not something to be ashamed of, but something to be celebrated instead.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone feeling stuck in their life and career
- Parents concerned about the pace of their children’s development
- Graduates unsure about what to do next