Late bloomers : the power of patience in a world obsessed with early achievement
Book |
First edition. |
Currency,
New York :
c2019.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 158.1 Kar | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | 158.1 Kar | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook - or even better, creating a startup with the potential to be the next Google or Facebook or Uber. We see software coders becoming millionaires or billionaires before age 30 and feel we are failing if we are not one of them. Late bloomers, on the other hand, are undervalued - in popular culture, by educators and employers, and even unwittingly by parents. Yet the fact is a lot of us - most of us - do not explode out of the gates in life. We have to find our way, to discover our passions, and talents and gifts. That was true for the author, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by fluke), and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher and night watchman before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to eventually to become the publisher of Forbes magazine. There is a scientific explanation for why so many of us bloom later in life. The executive function of our brains doesn't mature until age 25 - and later for some. In fact our brain's capabilities peak at different ages. We actually enjoy multiple periods of blooming in our lives. Based on several years of research, personal experience, and interviews with neuroscientists and psychologists, and countless people at different stages of their careers, this book reveals how and when we achieve our full potential - and why today's focus on early success is so misguided, and even harmful.
Loading...
Details
- ISBN: 9781524759759
- Physical Description: 294 pages : illustrations.print
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Currency, c2019.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Our early bloomer obsession -- The cruel fallacy of human measurement -- A kinder clock for human development -- Worth the wait: the six strengths of late bloomers -- Create your own healthy culture -- Quit! Subversive advice for late bloomers -- The superpower that is self-doubt -- Slow to grow? Repot yourself in a better garden -- Late bloomers: the long run.