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Why Happiness Plummets in Middle Age (w/ Jonathan Rauch)
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Why Happiness Plummets in Middle Age (w/ Jonathan Rauch)

Happiness bottoms out in middle age, then rebounds into older age. Find out why.

Jonathan Rauch is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. In his book, The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, he delves into the phenomenon of the midlife happiness slump and what can be done about it.

Jonathan's writing covers a diverse array of societal topics, including politics, marijuana legalization, health care, gay marriage, adultery, agriculture, economics, height discrimination, and animal rights. His work has garnered numerous accolades, such as the National Magazine Award and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association prize for excellence in opinion writing.

His articles have likely caught your eye in publications like The Economist, Reason, Harper’s, Fortune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Slate, The Advocate, and many others. Interestingly, he does not like shrimp.

You can learn more about Jonathan at his website.

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