The Well-Rounded Life (Hardcover)

Hardcover. An engaging and enlightening book about why having many different pursuits can vastly improve our well-being.Its good to be well-rounded. When you do a lot of different things, when you work on expanding your horizons, when you dive into the fascinating diversity of the world around you, your life will be a better one. Yet while many of us aspire to become well-rounded, this kind of life has rarely shown up in philosophical discussions of well-being. In The Well-Rounded Life, Amy Berg argues that well-rounded lives are often better, richer lives more socially connected, happier, and more resilient.Building on philosophical work on well-being and drawing from social science, history, art, and pop culture, The Well-Rounded Life shows why we should strive to be well-rounded and how we can do it. In making her case, Berg shows why we dont need to be afraid of being mediocre at things, even things we care deeply about; why it can be a bad idea to try to lead a life that will make a great story; and how we should navigate tradeoffs between the well-rounded life and other good things.It may not be the only good life out there, but The Well-Rounded Life shows why embracing a variety of pursuits is one of the best ways to live. An engaging and enlightening book about why having many different pursuits can vastly improve our well-being. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…