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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, an account of how the modern world sets us up to fail at finding meaning--and a plan for finding what you seek. Meaning in life is getting harder to find--and there's a reason for that. In The Meaning of Your Life, social scientist and happiness expert Arthur Brooks explains how rapid societal and technological changes have rewired our brains, making them ill-equipped to handle questions of existential reckoning. The resulting emptiness is not imaginary, and it is life-destroying for some, especially for young people. Fortunately, there's hope. With compassion, clarity, and practicality, Brooks tells you exactly what you need to do to move toward meaning. You'll take a test to determine where you are on your meaning journey, learn evidence-based tactics for rewiring your brain for complex and abstract concepts, and discover a vocabulary for your desires. Most importantly, Brooks will show you where to search fo

From Google executive, coach, and creator of the Own Your Career program, an empowering and practical guide to chasing after what you want You know where you want to go. You know you have it within you. You simply need the courage to do it. In Wild Courage, Jenny Wood helps you overcome whatever is holding you back from going after your biggest ambitions. Reclaiming nine characteristics from their negative shackles --Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy--Wood teaches you how to apply each one of these traits in a savvy and sane way to supercharge your chances of getting ahead, whether you're trying to snag a stretch promotion, impress your new boss, or land a life-changing deal. Inspired by her popular coaching program, Wood offers an arsenal of tactical prompts to catapult you forward, like how to: "Play it Hot" to stand out"Network with Nosiness" to build relationships that help you climb"Rack up Rejection" to learn from your failuresWi