Life Is in the Transitions

Mastering Change at Any Age

De: Bruce Feiler

Narrado por: Bruce Feiler

A New York Times Best Seller!

A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skill

Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times best sellers The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads, has long explored the stories that give our lives meaning. Galvanized by a personal crisis, he spent the last few years crisscrossing the country, collecting hundreds of life stories in all 50 states from Americans who’d been through major life changes - from losing jobs to losing loved ones; from changing careers to changing relationships; from getting sober to getting healthy to simply looking for a fresh start. He then spent a year coding these stories, identifying patterns and takeaways that can help all of us survive and thrive in times of change.

What Feiler discovered was a world in which transitions are becoming more plentiful and mastering the skills to manage them is more urgent for all of us. The idea that we’ll have one job, one relationship, one source of happiness is hopelessly outdated. We all feel unnerved by this upheaval. We’re concerned that our lives are not what we expected, that we’ve veered off course, living life out of order. But we’re not alone.

Life Is in the Transitions introduces the fresh, illuminating vision of the nonlinear life, in which each of us faces dozens of disruptors. One in 10 of those becomes what Feiler calls a lifequake, a massive change that leads to a life transition. The average length of these transitions is five years. The upshot: We all spend half our lives in this unsettled state. You or someone you know is going through one now.

The most exciting thing Feiler identified is a powerful new tool kit for navigating these pivotal times. Drawing on his extraordinary trove of insights, he lays out specific strategies each of us can use to reimagine and rebuild our lives, often stronger than before.

From a master storyteller with an essential message, Life Is in the Transitions can move listeners of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth.

©2020 Bruce Feiler (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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"This is a remarkably poignant read about the pivotal moments in our lives. Bruce Feiler gets to the heart of how turning points shape us - and how we can shape them. The wisdom and stories in this book will change the way you tell your own story." (Adam Grant, best-selling author of Originals and Give and Take)

"Crammed with cutting-edge research and compelling real-world examples, Life Is in the Transitions provides a framework of striking originality that explodes with thought-provoking insights. It has profound implications for how we view and handle the transitions - voluntary and involuntary - that increasingly disrupt our lives. And it's one of the rare books that is a pleasure to read in the moment and impossible to forget once you’ve finished the last page." (Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of The Happiness Project and The Four Tendencies)

"I don't know what’s more astonishing, the range of stories Bruce Feiler has found in asking people about their lives, or the wisdom he extracts from them. There is no more powerful reminder that the stories we inherit define success - and that definition constantly needs updating. This beautiful book is an indispensable guide to accepting change - as it really is, rather than what it’s supposed to be - and becoming who we really are." (Charles Duhigg, author of best sellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better)

Regardless of the transition you or someone you love is going through it’s worth the read.

Life is in the transition it’s a great read for anyone who either themselves or someone they love is going through life changes. it helped remind me that we’re only alone if we choose to be and life is richer when you share your story.

Storyworth and Life is in the Transitions

I signed up for Storyworth before reading Life is in the Transitions. The book inspires me to take more control over my weekly entries, focusing on ways challenges in my life have led to positive outcomes. The book also emphasizes ways my stories are for me as much as they are for my progeny. It is a great book for all thoughtful adults.

Incredible

Truly enjoyed listening to this book and learning from the stories included in the book. I have learned many lessons that I’m going to implement in my life and how I think about life’s transitions.

Putting words to common experiences

It was helpful to be able to categorize and compare the experiences of people who have come through significant transitions, and how they processed it.

One of the most important survival guides

As a mental health professional for over thirty years, I have read countless books on psychology. This one is so unique! It will be used in academic and professional circles for many, many years to come, I predict. The research was thorough, new patterns discerned, and the book offers stories of real people (disclosure, my story is used too) who have experienced all kinds of traumatic events and come out stronger and wiser as a result. In this time of pandemic economic upheaval, I think this book can be a survival guide for readers. It offers practical and hopeful paradigms that give meaning and purpose and some control amidst the chaos and fear of the unknown. I know about storytelling and it’s power. Bruce Feiler is a master story teller and his traumas has helped him become very grounded and wise. Although I purchased the hardcover, when I realized Bruce read his own book, I got the audio too. I loved listening to hear read this book! It brought the stories to a personal level which touched me deeply. He is a good man who cares about humanity. Kudos.

Awe inspiring

This book could not have come at a better for me than now. It makes one ponder and consider ones own life story. If you’re looking for some semblance of direction to find meaning, this book is very helpful.

Helpful to Navigate Your Own Life Transition

The story and narration of this book were great! I wanted to listen to every word. It really helped me gain some perspective and structure when I felt my life was out of control. I recommend this book to anyone going through a time where they feel they have lost their path.

Moving and Inspiring

I loved this book so much! Recommended by a friend who had moved her family to another state, leaving the community they had built, I started listening to it at the start of the new year, after we had sold our home of 26 years, moved into an apartment, became empty-nesters and I was having trouble with all the changes. I have listened to it mostly on my lunch breaks and there have been times when I was moved to tears and other times when I was so incredibly inspired by people’s resilience and strength through staggering loss or upheaval. But also by their renewed or enlightened perspective from their experiences. I gave a hardbound edition to a dear friend for Christmas. I hope she gains as much from it as I have.

Reassuring and Hopeful

Must read for any one going through any change in life, big or small. The author reminds us we’re not alone, and to keep telling our story.

Touched my heart and lends shape to my life.

I deeply love love this book. It resonated with me in a way few other books have. I will be listening to it again and again.
Thank you Bruce. I'm grateful for what you have brought to the world.