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From birth to death, every person seeks growth and mastery, facing both success and failure. This book examines how we evaluate our achievements, manage expectations, and adjust our ambitions when outcomes shift. Drawing on recent social psychology and illustrated with real‑life examples from school, romance, work, sports, gambling, and other arenas, the author demonstrates that people often lower their goals after loss and lift them after victory, maintaining a manageable level of challenge. The work also argues that people are capable of change throughout their lives, refuting the notion of a mid‑life crisis as a myth. A valuable contribution to life-span development literature, it offers a fresh perspective on how we adapt and thrive.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Self-Help & Personal Development/Motivation & Success
Authors: Gilbert Brim
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