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    Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
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    Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
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    Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement

    Written by Rich Karlgaard

    Narrated by Fred Sanders

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    A groundbreaking exploration of what it means to be a late bloomer in a culture obsessed with SAT scores and early success and how finding one's way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness.

    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 start-up 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. We have to discover our passions, talents, and gifts. That was true for author Rich Karlgaard, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke) and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher and night watchman before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to start up a high-tech magazine in Silicon Valley and 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, Late Bloomers reveals how and when we achieve our full potential — and why today's focus on early success is so misguided and even harmful.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 16, 2019
    ISBN9781984829412
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    Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
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    Rich Karlgaard

    Rich Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes magazine, where he writes a featured column, Innovation Rules, covering business and leadership issues. An accomplished entrepreneur as well as a journalist and speaker, he is a cofounder of Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners, and Silicon Valley's premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club. He is also the author of Life 2.0 and The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success. He lives with his family in Silicon Valley.

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    • 4/5
      Plenty of supportive info, slight hazy on a few things
    • 5/5
      The book is, more than anything, a motivational book. The argument that some of us, majority of us even, bloom later in life and that there's nothing wrong with that, takes off the existential angst many of us feel. I recommend spending some time with book to let the argument sink in. Only by engaging it, pondering it, and making it yours will it ever be effective.
    • 5/5
      Great book. Really enjoyed it. Should be read by old and young.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Excellent book that rejuvenates the spirit of explorers aka late bloomers but a great read for anybody

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is a great book I love the shift in perspective. Going against Society ideals on how we should be. This book was also very inspirational i’m really intrigued to read more from this author

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Good insights and valuable content. This goes on the list of giveaways!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Fascinating analysis of a rather troubling (and completely overlooked) societal trend. Audiobook narration was clear and enjoyable to listen to.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Finally I feel normal! Corporate leaders should read the book!

      5 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A NEW BEGINNING HAS BEGUN! THANK YOU MY LATE-BLOOMER INSPIRATION!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very relatable. Interesting, illuminating and encouraging read. Glad I read it especially as I approach middle age, his stories and thesis resonates with my inner dandelion!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great book. It really opened my eyes and help me to understand that I am not left behind.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Thought provoking and well worth listening to. Highly recommend!

      1 person found this helpful