Midlife: A Philosophical Guide by Kieran Setiya Summary
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Feeling lost in life's middle chapters? Kieran Setiya's philosophical guide challenges the midlife crisis myth with accessible wisdom. Featured on Freakonomics, this thought-provoking work offers intellectual tools for confronting regret and mortality - what if philosophy holds the key to your midlife renewal?
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The Midlife Crossroads: When Success Feels Empty
Standing at midlife's threshold can feel like waking up in a stranger's life-one that looks successful on paper but somehow feels hollow inside. Kieran Setiya's philosophical exploration of this territory offers something different from the typical self-help prescription of changing jobs, buying sports cars, or finding younger partners. Instead, he delves into how we might change our relationship with life itself. The midlife crisis-a term only coined in 1965 by psychoanalyst Elliott Jaques-has become a cultural fixture, yet research reveals something surprising: while catastrophic breakdowns remain rare, data confirms that depression and anxiety peak around age forty-five, approximately four times higher than in teenagers. This U-shaped curve of life satisfaction appears consistently across 72 countries and, remarkably, even among great apes. What's happening in these middle years isn't just cultural mythology but something fundamental about human existence-a philosophical problem requiring philosophical solutions.
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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