The Middle Passage
by James Hollis
Hollis on midlife as the crossing from the first adulthood built for others to a second built from the self. The best book on what midlife crisis actually is.
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you are somewhere past 35 and things no longer fit.
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you want a quick fix.
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Three things you will actually use
- The first adulthood is provisional.
- Symptoms are summons.
- Live your own life.
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Read the chapter on the first adulthood.
Our verdict
Midlife as crossing.
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