by Chip Conley
Starts strong, but definitely meanders. I found the beginning really speaking to me, e.g.:
“The midlife unraveling is a series of painful nudges strung together by low-grade anxiety and depression, quiet desperation, and an insidious loss of control… It’s enough to make you crazy, but seldom enough for people on the outside to validate the struggle or offer you help and respite. It’s the dangerous kind of suffering – the kind that allows you to pretend that everything is OK.”
This quote is attributed to “Brene”. I am unable to find in the index, bibliography, or immediately preceding paragraphs who that was.
One good thing about the book is that while he provides plenty of examples from his personal life, it doesn’t feel like his story is taking over the narrative.
And yes, I am reading a ton more books in retirement – it’s great.
