Fullness
“Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older.”
Living Passionately (Ted)
Author Isabel Allende is 71. Yes, she has a few wrinkles—but she has incredible perspective too. In this candid talk, meant for viewers of all ages, she talks about her fears as she gets older and shares how she plans to keep on living passionately.
What Makes a Good Life? (Ted)
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
“The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes.”
David Brooks - The Second Mountian
In The Second Mountain, David Brooks, bestselling author and columnist for The New York Times, looks at people—from Dostoyevsky to Holocaust survivor Etty Hillesum to African educational entrepreneur Fred Swaniker—to show us what happens when we put commitment-making at the center of life. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, Brooks’ most personal book yet is ultimately meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives.
“Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.”