What is *Life Is in the Transitions* by Bruce Feiler about?

*Life Is in the Transitions* explores how to navigate life’s inevitable disruptions—from career shifts to personal losses—using a three-stage framework: the **long goodbye** (letting go), the **messy middle** (chaotic adaptation), and the **new beginning** (rebuilding). Feiler introduces concepts like **lifequakes** (massive disruptions) and the **nonlinear life**, arguing that mastering transitions is critical in today’s rapidly changing world.

Who should read *Life Is in the Transitions*?

This book is ideal for anyone facing major life changes, such as career pivots, grief, or relationship shifts. It’s also valuable for coaches, therapists, and leaders seeking strategies to help others adapt. Feiler’s blend of storytelling (drawn from 225+ interviews) and practical tools makes it accessible for readers of all ages.

Is *Life Is in the Transitions* worth reading?

Yes. Feiler combines rigorous research with actionable advice, offering a roadmap to transform upheaval into growth. The book’s **ABCs of Meaning** (Agency, Belonging, Cause) and emphasis on resilience make it a standout guide for navigating modern life’s unpredictability.

What is a “lifequake” in *Life Is in the Transitions*?

A **lifequake** is a seismic life event—like job loss, divorce, or illness—that destabilizes one’s identity and routines. Feiler found that 1 in 10 disruptions become lifequakes, often triggering multiyear transitions. These events demand reimagining one’s story, not just incremental adjustments.

What are the three stages of a life transition?

1. **The Long Goodbye**: Acknowledging loss and grieving the past. 2. **The Messy Middle**: Experimenting with new roles and facing uncertainty. 3. **The New Beginning**: Integrating lessons and forging a renewed identity.

How does *Life Is in the Transitions* redefine the “linear life”?

Feiler challenges the traditional “school → job → marriage → retirement” narrative, showing that the average adult undergoes 30–40 transitions. The **nonlinear life** framework emphasizes adaptability, with disruptors like career changes or health crises becoming catalysts for reinvention.

What are the ABCs of Meaning in *Life Is in the Transitions*?

- **Agency**: Regaining control through creativity and action. - **Belonging**: Leaning on community for support. - **Cause**: Finding purpose beyond oneself. These pillars help individuals rebuild meaning during transitions.

How does Bruce Feiler suggest handling the “messy middle” of transitions?

Feiler advises embracing chaos as a creative force. Tactics include **shapeshifting** (reprioritizing values), **rituals** (symbolic acts to mark change), and **storytelling** (reframing one’s narrative to foster resilience).

Жизнь — в переходах

Освоение перемен в любом возрасте

Брюс Фейлер

3.95(3012 Reviews)

Обзор книги Жизнь — в переходах

В книге «Жизнь в переходах» (Life Is in the Transitions) Брюс Фейлер берет интервью у 225 человек, чтобы раскрыть нелинейную природу жизни. Что, если ваше самое большое потрясение станет вашей величайшей возможностью? Это своевременное руководство по преодолению «жизненных землетрясений», которое появилось как раз в тот момент, когда пандемия вынудила каждого столкнуться с беспрецедентными переменами.

Выберите способ повествования

Одна книга. Множество способов её услышать.

Те же идеи из Жизнь — в переходах. Выберите подходящие вам голос, глубину и темп. Меняйте в любое время.

Глава 1

When Life Throws You Curveballs: The Art of Navigating Transitions

I used to believe that phone calls don't change your life, until one day I got a phone call that did. "Your father is trying to kill himself," my mother said. My father, always uncommonly friendly and never depressed a minute in his life, had developed Parkinson's disease. Like his father before him, he attempted suicide multiple times. This crisis pushed me to explore how we navigate life's disruptions-a question that would transform not just my father's life but my own understanding of human resilience. This exploration culminated in "Life is in the Transitions," which Brene Brown called "a masterpiece" and Adam Grant praised as "the perfect guide through life's biggest changes." The book has resonated deeply with readers navigating our increasingly unpredictable world, offering a roadmap through personal upheaval that feels especially relevant in our post-pandemic reality.

Глава 2

The Death of the Linear Life

The linear life is dead. Our lives no longer follow predictable paths. Instead, we experience chaos, complexity, and nonlinearity. When I asked people "What shape is your life?" they described circles, hearts, butterflies, spirals-reflecting their complex personal narratives. The idea that life follows carefully calibrated progressions seems outdated now. Consider Christy Moore, who always hated school and became pregnant in high school. She married Roy and had three children while struggling financially. Despite owning a small Japanese restaurant, medical debt from Roy's ulcerative colitis kept them "one paycheck from homeless." During library visits with her daughter, Christy discovered classics like Wuthering Heights that transformed her. She enrolled at Armstrong Atlantic State University, terrified but determined. Despite feeling inadequate as "a high school dropout," she persevered through tears and self-doubt. With a meticulous color-coded calendar and flashcards she studied everywhere-even at red lights and Disney World. In sixteen years, she went from GED to PhD in adult education, calling her graduation "the happiest day of her life." Every time humans advance, they revise their worldview. We're in such a transformation today with technological breakthroughs, weakening religious institutions, and realigning gender roles. Yet few acknowledge we're also experiencing a fundamental shift in our expectations of life's shape. Historically, there have been three major evolutions in understanding life shape: from natural time (seasonal, cyclical) to mechanical time (regular, linear) to today's dynamic, unpredictable, nonlinear time. The industrial age transformed humans into time-obsessed beings, with the proliferation of timepieces marking our days. Inevitably, we began tracking our lives by the clock as well. The dominant life shapes of the twentieth century became mechanical and sequential-arrows of progress, conveyor belts of life, bootstrap narratives. Psychology adopted this regimentation, introducing concepts like adolescence, midlife, and retirement. Erik Erikson's influential eight-stage model explicitly acknowledged industrial metaphors, viewing life as "a one-way street to success" with "predetermined order." These staged constructs have since been criticized as too pat, narrow, and harmful-putting pressure on people to meet external expectations rather than acknowledging life's unpredictability.

Следите за каждым словом во время прослушивания

Читайте вместе с аудио: каждое слово из Жизнь — в переходах подсвечивается в реальном времени.

Глава 3

Embracing the Nonlinear Life

A hallmark of our time is that life doesn't unfold in predictable passages or cycles-it's nonlinear and increasingly unpredictable. Yet this nonlinearity makes life more manageable, more forgiving of missteps, and more open to personalization for those who understand how to navigate life's twists and turns. J.R. McLain's life exemplifies nonlinearity. Born in Mississippi, he attended nine schools in twelve years as his family moved frequently. His father's decision to become a Baptist minister drastically reduced their income and created conflict when J.R.'s father defended his son's Black friends against a racist deacon. After struggling with ADHD and leaving high school without a diploma, J.R. joined the navy, then became a truck driver, before finally finding his calling in nursing. He moved his family across the country, changed religious affiliations, political orientations, and parenting styles. When his fifteen-year-old daughter became pregnant, he responded with compassion rather than punishment. Through these cascading changes, J.R. came to embrace change itself: "I feel like the theme of my life has been change... And now I realize: Change is life. It's what keeps life interesting." If Galileo's 1583 observation of pendulum swings marked the origin of modern science and the linear life, Edward Lorenz's 1961 discovery of the butterfly effect-that tiny influences in one part of a system can transform outcomes elsewhere-marked the birth of postmodern science and the nonlinear life. This discovery sparked exploration of irregularities across science, from lightning paths to brain neurons. Nonlinear thinking envisions the world as "a flux of patterns enlivened with sudden turns" rather than through quantification and symmetry. A disruptor is an event that interrupts life's everyday flow-not necessarily negative, just a deviation from daily life. The range of interpersonal relationship disruptions is vast and increasingly fluid. The traditional family structure has dramatically shifted: marriage rates have fallen by two-thirds since 1950, fewer than half of American households are headed by married couples, a quarter of children are raised by single parents, and half will experience parental divorce. Identity disruptions are equally diverse and multiplying. Today, most people change at least one aspect of their identity-community, sexuality, gender, or class-many change multiple aspects. The average person moves nearly twelve times in their life; an expanding alphabet of sexual identities has emerged; Facebook offers seventy-one gender options; and socioeconomic mobility affects over three-quarters of Americans. The midlife crisis concept has been thoroughly debunked. Studies show no evidence for a universal crisis period-only about a quarter of people report challenges during midlife, and these are attributed to specific events, not existential despair. The term "midlife" itself has become meaningless, stretching from thirty to seventy depending on who you ask. Most importantly, life events once concentrated in specific age ranges now occur across decades. The average person faces between thirty and forty major life disruptors-approximately one every twelve to eighteen months. This calculation comes from both public data (average of 13 jobs, 11.7 moves, 3 accidents) and patterns observed in the Life Story Project interviews. These disruptions create a constant rhythm of upheaval, often arriving before we've finished processing the previous one.

Глава 4

Lifequakes: When Your World Shifts

Lifequakes are massive, forceful bursts of change that lead to periods of upheaval, transition, and renewal-the wolves that upend our fairy tales. Unlike everyday disruptors, lifequakes fundamentally shift the meaning, purpose, or direction of our lives, creating BCE/CE moments that divide our stories into before and after. The average person experiences between three and five lifequakes in a lifetime, meaning roughly one in ten disruptors becomes a lifequake. Lisa Ludovici's story exemplifies a profound lifequake. Born to alcoholic parents who divorced when she was three, Lisa suffered from debilitating migraines since childhood. Despite this, she built a successful career as an internet ad executive in Manhattan but was miserable-working fourteen-hour days, crying nightly at her desk. After overhearing colleagues discussing her sourness, she calculated her finances and quit the next day, explaining "the fear of staying was greater than the fear of leaving." Two weeks later, a chance encounter with a coach on public television led Lisa to hypnotherapy school. Remarkably, during her training, she was cured of the migraines that had plagued her for forty-one years. A decade later, she became the leading certified medical hypnotist in New York City, working with the VA and showing unprecedented success rates treating chronic pain. These transformative moments have been called many names throughout history-metanoia (Weber), mental rearrangements (James), turning points, inflection points, pivots. But experiencing upheaval alone doesn't create a lifequake-you must assign it meaning and recognize it as a catalyst for transition. Some people experience what others might consider cataclysmic events without being thunderstruck, like my mother who treated her breast cancer as a medical inconvenience rather than a life-defining moment. Personal-involuntary lifequakes represent the most common disruptions people face, accounting for nearly half of all cases. Health issues dominate this category (about a third), followed by death of loved ones, relationship endings, and financial setbacks. The prevalence of these involuntary disruptions underscores how tenuous our control over life truly is, despite our illusions of mastery. Personal-voluntary lifequakes represent nearly 40% of major life disruptions-showing how many people choose to upend their own lives. Most personal-voluntary lifequakes (87%) involve leaving something stable-careers, marriages, religions, or homes-suggesting that today's nonlinear culture gives people greater permission to abandon security in pursuit of fulfillment. Work changes represent the largest subcategory (37%), followed by leaving marriages (16%). What transforms ordinary disruptors into life-altering lifequakes? Three key factors emerge from the research. First is timing-when disruption strikes during moments of vulnerability or frustration, it can ignite major change. Second, lifequakes often represent the final straw in a sequence of disruptions. The third and most unexpected factor is that disruptors tend to cluster in "pileups." Sometimes these convergences are coincidental, but often they're connected-one disruption weakens our resilience, making us vulnerable to others.

Получите больше от Жизнь — в переходах

Получайте новые идеи каждый день из более чем 100 000 уроков
Слова подсвечиваются синхронно с аудио
Ваша библиотека сохранена на всех устройствах

Глава 5

The ABCs of Meaning

While the linear life promised predictability, the nonlinear life delivers constant irregularity-a unique fingerprint of "booms, busts, ampersands, exclamation points, monster curveballs, lucky breaks, and every other conceivable life detour." This volatility breeds existential anxiety, prompting fundamental questions: What kind of person do I want to be? What story do I want to tell? What gives me meaning? Christian Picciolini exemplifies someone with a nontraditional life shape. Born to struggling Italian immigrants, Christian spent his early years feeling isolated, watching other children play from his grandparents' closet. At fourteen, his loneliness made him vulnerable to recruitment by Clark Martell, founder of the Chicago Area Skinheads, who offered him something he desperately craved: community and purpose. Christian became a zealot overnight, tattooing Nazi symbols across his body, participating in hate crimes, and forming a white supremacist band. When Martell went to prison, Christian, still a teenager, became America's neo-Nazi leader, expanding the movement nationally and gaining international notoriety. His transformation began through small moments of human connection-first feeling empathy for a black teenager he'd beaten, then developing relationships with the diverse customers at his record store, and finally experiencing fatherhood. "I was holding my son for the first time, and he was so innocent. I realized he could be manipulated, and maybe I had been, too." After analyzing seventy-five years of research and the themes from hundreds of life stories, three essential ingredients of a meaningful life emerged-the ABCs of meaning. 'A' is agency: autonomy, creativity, mastery, and the belief you can impact the world. 'B' is belonging: relationships, community, and the people who nurture you. 'C' is cause: a calling, mission, or transcendent commitment beyond yourself. These three elements correspond to our three narrative identities: our "me story" (where we're the hero exercising agency), our "we story" (where we belong to a community), and our "thee story" (where we serve something larger). While we all contain all three elements, we constantly rebalance them in response to life events-like Lady Justice with three scales instead of two. When these sources of meaning are in balance, our lives feel balanced; when they're out of balance, we struggle. Just as chaos scientists discovered that seemingly random phenomena reveal ordered patterns through shapes-fractals, strange attractors, spiral vortices-people's lives also conform to distinct shapes that reveal their core values. When asked what shape best captures their lives, people's answers fell into three categories that correspond perfectly with the ABCs of meaning. The first category, chosen by half of respondents, includes trajectory-based shapes like rivers, winding roads, and mountain ranges-"lines" that reflect movement through time and emphasize personal achievement. These agency-focused individuals prioritize their "me story" and tend to be work and achievement-oriented. The second category, selected by two in five people, features enclosed spatial shapes like hearts, houses, and bowls-"circles" that contain loved ones. These belonging-focused individuals prioritize their "we story" and are relationship-oriented. The final category, chosen by three in ten, includes symbolic objects like light bulbs, crosses, or butterflies-"stars" that represent guiding principles. These cause-focused individuals prioritize their "thee story" and orient toward beliefs, saving the world, or serving others.

Глава 6

Shape-Shifting Through Transitions

This concept explores how we make meaning during times of personal change through the process of shape-shifting between different life priorities. During life transitions, we can alter these priorities as needed, a powerful way to make meaning during personal change. Jamie Levine's story exemplifies shape-shifting after a lifequake. Growing up with financial insecurity, he became obsessively focused on wealth and success, working at Goldman Sachs and living the "go-go eighties" dream. His life was a pure line-defined by personal agency and achievement. Then his daughter Scarlett was born with a rare intestinal condition requiring lifelong IV nutrition. Despite making partner, Jamie's life imploded: his marriage strained and his daughter nearly died. After being fired during a company downsizing, Jamie was forced to reexamine himself. He shifted from Wall Street to biotech, changed his leadership style, and prioritized family. His identity transformed from line-focused (personal achievement) to circle-focused (relationships), summarizing his transformation simply: "Am I a jerk today? I don't think so." The first aftershock of a lifequake is that many people experience their upheaval as a metaphorical death. Nearly half of interviewees used expressions like "a part of me died that day" or "I was reborn." While different from actual deaths, these disruptions are so life-altering that death becomes the closest analogy. Many people actually welcome these symbolic deaths, embracing the idea that their former self has died and a new self has been born. The breach in normalcy during a lifequake forces people to revisit their life story. Augustine's conversion led him to write "Confessions," inventing modern autobiography. Sociologist Robert Zussman coined "autobiographical occasion" to describe moments when we must provide accounts of ourselves-not just stories about events but about our lives. Three-quarters of interviewees said their biggest lifequake caused them to rewrite their life story, though many didn't initially realize this would happen. The final and most powerful aftershock of a lifequake is shape-shifting. Like Walt Whitman's famous line "I am large, I contain multitudes," we have the power to shift among different dimensions to recalibrate what gives us meaning. Lifequakes jolt people to reevaluate the weight they give to each element in the ABCs of meaning-agency, belonging, and cause. Just as nature self-organizes after chaos, humans adapt psychologically to restore balance. Rather than simply bouncing back to who we were before, we often move in entirely new directions. People pivoting from self-orientation to service or relationships were the most common shape-shifts. Ann Marie DeAngelo went from prima ballerina to life coach for injured dancers (Agency -> Cause). Darrel Ross sold his insurance company after a friend's murder to start a nonprofit for affordable housing. Jan Egberts stepped down as pharmaceutical CEO to care for his sons after his estranged wife's suicide (Agency -> Belonging). Many found limits in relationship-centered meaning. Ann Ramer transformed from mild-mannered mom to fierce pediatric cancer advocate after her dying son was denied clinical trials (Belonging -> Cause). Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington created a support group for empty nesters. Peggy Battin left her children with her husband to pursue her philosophy career in Utah (Belonging -> Agency). Even those devoted to causes sometimes need to shift. John Austin left 25 years in federal law enforcement to start a risk management firm after a health scare (Cause -> Agency). Ann Imig stepped down from her unpaid work leading a nationwide storytelling movement for mothers to focus on her own writing. Susan Pierce left her university presidency to care for her husband after his strokes (Cause -> Belonging).

Следите за каждым словом во время прослушивания

Читайте вместе с аудио: каждое слово из Жизнь — в переходах подсвечивается в реальном времени.

Глава 7

The Seven Tools for Navigating Transitions

A lifequake is a forceful burst of change leading to upheaval, transition, and renewal. While the initial disruption may be voluntary or involuntary, the transition itself must be voluntary-you must choose to convert upheaval into renewal by making your own meaning. Through hundreds of conversations, I discovered seven tools for navigating transitions: identifying emotions, ritualizing change, giving up old mind-sets, trying new things, seeking wisdom from others, unveiling your new self, and composing a fresh story. The first tool is acceptance. Charles Gosset grew up in a close-knit but troubled family filled with alcoholism and rage. Despite academic success, he felt disconnected from the world from age five. As a teenager, he turned to alcohol at fifteen, thinking "the clouds parted. Everything was possible." After a suicide attempt at nineteen, he eventually married and had two daughters, but continued drinking a pint of whiskey daily. When his wife finally left with their children, he entered treatment where the word "acceptance" appeared on a screen during a session. "I had been tumbling down a cliff, and now, for the first time, I stopped," he said. This moment of clarity allowed him to accept his alcoholism and begin recovery. When asked about the greatest emotions they struggled with during transitions, 27% of interviewees cited fear as the most common, followed by sadness (19%) and shame (15%). People overcome fear in various ways: by creating mental equations where fear of the future is less than fear of the present, by writing down their fears alongside their hopes, by simply buckling down and working through fear, or by confronting fears head-on. The second tool is marking change through rituals. When life becomes overwhelmingly unpredictable during transitions, people instinctively create structure through rituals. In a nonlinear world full of volatility and impermanence, rituals provide concrete markers and containers for our experiences. When facing life transitions, 78% of people mark these moments with rituals that help restore agency and meaning. These rituals fall into four categories: personal (tattoos, altars), collective (ceremonies, parties), name changes, and cleansing rituals. The third tool is shedding old mindsets. Just as animals molt their skin, feathers, or shells to accommodate growth, humans must shed old mind-sets during transitions. Psychologists note that half our daily actions are habits rather than decisions, and these too must be relinquished. People primarily shed aspects of their personality, emotions, lifestyle elements, beliefs, and attitudes toward money. This shedding process is fundamentally narrative-closing certain chapters to open new ones. The fourth tool is creating something new. Life transitions often feel like a slog through acceptance, ritual, and shedding. But somewhere in this process, something unexpected emerges-creativity. People begin experimenting with new diversions, revisiting forgotten interests, and reimagining their stories. At the moment of greatest chaos, they respond with creation, turning to activities like dancing, cooking, singing, painting, writing, or playing instruments. Zachary Herrick's life transformed after being shot in the face during combat in Afghanistan. The bullet destroyed his oral cavity, lips, nostrils and mandible, requiring thirty reconstructive surgeries. Confined to a wheelchair and unable to eat normally, Zach contemplated suicide. But unexpectedly, he found renewal through creativity-first cooking, then writing poetry and essays that helped him process trauma, and finally painting in the style of Jackson Pollock. "Instead of taking down the enemy with a gun, now I take down the enemy with a strong vocabulary or a strong voice," he explained. The fifth tool is sharing your journey with others. Sharing our transitions with others is a timeless tool that transcends the three stages of change. Unlike other transition tools that are time-bound, connecting with others "floats" throughout the process-sometimes happening once, sometimes repeatedly. We all have distinct preferences for the type of feedback we need, what Feiler calls our "phenotype of feedback." Whatever form it takes, the underlying message is the same: we need help. The sixth tool is launching your new self. The moment finally arrives when normalcy returns-a glimmer of light, an easier breath, when the past no longer casts such a long shadow and the future comes into view. Even if this happens early in a transition, its symbolic importance remains the same: it's time to launch fresh projects, share your work, and unveil your new self. In transitions, people often find profound meaning in what Feiler calls "the first normal moment"-small, everyday actions that become powerful symbols of recovery. Seth Mnookin found joy in paying bills after overcoming heroin addiction. Michael Angelo, adrift after divorce, felt empowered when his accountant took over bills his husband used to pay. Another friend who lost his daughter and wife to cancer found strength in paying his cable bill. These mundane acts become transformative first steps toward normalcy-the first mile markers on the marathon to recovery. The seventh and final tool is telling your new story. The final tool for navigating life transitions is perhaps the most essential-updating your personal story. This narrative revision underlies all the other tools for surviving major life changes, yet receives the least attention. Repairing our life story is the crown jewel of the transition process, tying together all other parts of becoming whole again after a shattering event. Stories are our primary psychic unit of being alive, with half our brains devoted to imaginative work, converting seemingly unrelated events into coherent narratives. While our minds can sometimes invent false patterns, storytelling's greatest gift is its ability to integrate exceptional or unforeseen events into meaningful chapters in our lives.

Глава 8

Learning to Dance in the Rain

Perhaps most surprisingly, transitions take much longer than most people expect. When asked about duration, responses were consistent: while 8 percent completed their transition within a year and 9 percent considered theirs ongoing, the most common answer-and the average-was four to five years. One in five said their transition took two to three years, with a similar number reporting six to nine years. These findings reveal that three-quarters of people experienced transitions lasting four years or longer, though many felt apologetic about this duration, as if they were outliers. The reality is that if we go through three to five lifequakes in our adult lives, each lasting around five years, we may spend thirty-plus years-half our lifetime-in transition. This makes mastering transitions all the more crucial. The five truths of transitions reveal our collective experience with life changes: (1) Transitions are becoming more plentiful-we experience a disruptor every 1-2 years with 3-5 major life changes in a lifetime, making us "a people in perpetual flux"; (2) Transitions are nonlinear-they're pinball not hopscotch, with people gravitating toward stages they excel at while struggling with others; (3) Transitions take longer than expected-the average is five years, with more than half taking 4-10 years, making transitions "a lifetime sport that no one is teaching us how to play"; (4) Transitions are autobiographical occasions-they're narrative breaches requiring narrative repairs where we must revisit and revise our internal autobiographies; (5) Transitions are essential-rather than hostile terrain to soldier through, they're fertile ground offering both tumult and creativity. John Mury described his life as a winding river, referencing Garth Brooks' song "The River"-a metaphor that captured the author's greatest insight from a thousand hours of life stories. Though we can't control life's ever-changing flow, we must "choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide." We must never surrender the possibility of happy endings, insisting our oscillating narratives can turn upward as well as down. The best response to personal upheaval is to push through darkness, knowing we're not alone-"the woods are full of people just like us." All the disturbances we encounter are what everyone faces "in between dreams," and they're what allow us to dream again. Once we've emerged from one challenge, the most frightening yet necessary thing is to dive back in and "dream another dream"-to begin again with those spellbinding words: "Once upon a time." As Deborah Fishman beautifully put it: "Life is not about waiting for the rain to stop; it's about learning to dance in the rain."

★★★★★

Вы дочитали Жизнь — в переходах до конца

Любимо более чем 1 млн учащихся

“Прошло 23 дня, и я пользуюсь приложением каждый день. Теперь оно стало частью моей повседневной жизни.”

jayallen

Ключевые темы в Жизнь — в переходах

nonlinear life paths
navigating life disruptions
personal narrative transformation
mastering life transitions
resilience during upheaval

Цитаты из Жизнь — в переходах

Life is in the transitions.
The linear life is dead.
Change is life.
The midlife crisis concept has been thoroughly debunked.
The fear of staying was greater than the fear of leaving.

Персонажи в Жизнь — в переходах

Bruce FeilerThe author and narrator exploring life transitions
Christy MooreA high school dropout who earned a PhD
J.R. McLainA former truck driver who became a nurse
Erik EriksonPsychologist who created the eight-stage model

Об авторе

Брюс Фейлер, автор бестселлера New York Times «Жизнь в переходах» (Life Is in the Transitions), — знаменитый писатель и ведущий PBS, известный своим умением сочетать повествовательное мастерство с глубоким анализом трансформационных моментов жизни.

Культурный исследователь с образованием, полученным в Йеле и Кембридже, Фейлер является автором шести бестселлеров New York Times подряд, включая «Совет отцов» (The Council of Dads), вдохновленный его собственной борьбой с раком, и «Пешком по Библии» (Walking the Bible), по которой был снят документальный сериал на PBS.

Его работа сосредоточена на вопросах жизнестойкости, семейной динамики и преодоления жизненных потрясений — темах, основанных на его 15-летнем исследовании, в ходе которого он брал интервью у американцев из всех 50 штатов.

Колонка Фейлера «Эта жизнь» (This Life) в воскресном выпуске New York Times и его выступления на TED (более двух миллионов просмотров) подтверждают его экспертный статус в вопросах современных жизненных перемен.

Книга «Жизнь в переходах» обобщает его выводы в виде практических стратегий, закрепляя за ним роль надежного проводника в вопросах личностного переосмысления. Книга дебютировала в списке бестселлеров New York Times и вдохновила NBC на создание драматического сериала «Совет отцов», что отражает её значительное культурное влияние.

Скачать резюме книги «Жизнь — в переходах»

Получите резюме книги «Жизнь — в переходах» в формате PDF или EPUB бесплатно. Распечатайте или читайте офлайн в любое время.

Пользователям также понравилось

Managing transitions

William Bridges & Susan Bridges

Bruce Feiler

Master of Change

Brad Stulberg

Flux

April Rinne

How to Walk into a Room

Emily P. Freeman

Power to Change

Campbell Macpherson

Pivot Year

Brianna Wiest

Make Change Work for You

Scott Steinberg

Часто задаваемые вопросы об этой книге

Часть плана обучения

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

Navigate friend's post-breakup transformation

4 h 23 m•4 Эпизоды

Узнать больше

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

The Life Transition Playbook

Life transitions can be overwhelming without a roadmap to navigate the psychological and practical shifts involved. This playbook is essential for anyone facing career changes, relocation, or personal milestones who wants to move forward with clarity and resilience.

2 h•4 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

The Quarter-Life Compass

This plan is designed for young professionals feeling stagnant or overwhelmed by the pressure of life-defining choices. It provides the psychological tools and practical frameworks needed to turn existential dread into a clear, actionable roadmap for the future.

1 h 30 m•3 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

The Architecture of a Fearless Life

This plan is essential for professionals and seekers struggling with burnout, anxiety about the future, or the pressure of high-stakes results. It offers a blueprint for building resilience by integrating ancient wisdom into modern daily routines, making it ideal for anyone looking to find stability in an unpredictable world.

1 h 30 m•3 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

Think like Nassim taleb

In an increasingly volatile world, traditional linear thinking often leads to catastrophic failure. This plan is essential for decision-makers, investors, and strategists who want to move beyond mere resilience and learn to profit from uncertainty.

5 h 30 m•4 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

Utilize strife for personal growth

In a world where challenges are inevitable, learning to harness adversity for personal growth is a transformative skill. This learning plan benefits anyone facing personal or professional difficulties who wants to develop resilience and emerge stronger rather than being diminished by life's struggles.

3 h 32 m•4 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

Pleasure Mapping Your Transition

Transitioning often focuses on medical logistics, leaving the vital aspect of joy and intimacy unaddressed. This guide is essential for trans and non-binary individuals seeking to reconnect with their bodies and partners during hormonal or surgical changes.

2 h•4 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

Bruce Lee: Philosophy for Modern Life

This plan bridges ancient Eastern wisdom with modern psychological resilience, offering a blueprint for peak performance. It is ideal for anyone seeking to cultivate mental toughness, adaptability, and a deeper sense of purpose in a chaotic world.

5 h 53 m•4 Разделы

ПЛАН ОБУЧЕНИЯ

The Existentialist Roadmap to Freedom

This plan is essential for individuals feeling trapped by societal expectations or existential dread, offering a path to radical self-ownership. It is designed for deep thinkers and aspiring leaders who want to build a life of authenticity and purpose beyond conventional norms.

2 h•4 Разделы

Создано выпускниками Колумбийского университета в Сан-Франциско

LOVED BY

1,000,000+ curious minds.

4.7

avg rating

1M+ learners

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

Узнайте больше о том, как обсуждают BeFreed в интернете

Создано выпускниками Колумбийского университета в Сан-Франциско

LOVED BY

1,000,000+ curious minds.

4.7

avg rating

1M+ learners

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

Узнайте больше о том, как обсуждают BeFreed в интернете

Начните своё обучение прямо сейчас

Глава 7

Жизнь — в переходах

ОбзорОбзор книги Жизнь — в переходах

Одна книга. Множество способов её услышать.

When Life Throws You Curveballs: The Art of Navigating Transitions

The Death of the Linear Life

Следите за каждым словом во время прослушивания

Embracing the Nonlinear Life

Lifequakes: When Your World Shifts

Получите больше от Жизнь — в переходах

The ABCs of Meaning

Shape-Shifting Through Transitions

Следите за каждым словом во время прослушивания

The Seven Tools for Navigating Transitions

Learning to Dance in the Rain

Вы дочитали Жизнь — в переходах до конца

Ключевые темы в Жизнь — в переходах

Цитаты из Жизнь — в переходах

Персонажи в Жизнь — в переходах

Об авторе

Скачать резюме книги «Жизнь — в переходах»

Пользователям также понравилось

Часто задаваемые вопросы об этой книге

What is Life Is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler about?

Who should read Life Is in the Transitions?

Is Life Is in the Transitions worth reading?

What is a “lifequake” in Life Is in the Transitions?

Часть плана обучения

Navigate friend's post-breakup transformation

Узнать больше

1,000,000+ curious minds.

1,000,000+ curious minds.

Одна книга. Множество способов её услышать.

When Life Throws You Curveballs: The Art of Navigating Transitions

The Death of the Linear Life

Следите за каждым словом во время прослушивания

Embracing the Nonlinear Life

Lifequakes: When Your World Shifts

Получите больше от Жизнь — в переходах

The ABCs of Meaning

Shape-Shifting Through Transitions

Следите за каждым словом во время прослушивания

The Seven Tools for Navigating Transitions

Learning to Dance in the Rain

Вы дочитали Жизнь — в переходах до конца

Пользователям также понравилось

Часть плана обучения

Navigate friend's post-breakup transformation

Узнать больше

Обзор книги Жизнь — в переходах