When a culture venerates, glorifies and obsesses over youth as the defining characteristic of genius, it can leave us feeling like failures as we inevitably age, even as we continue to grow and progress in our lives and careers. If your early years didn’t bring superstar status, it’s easy to feel like you’ve missed your shot and are forever consigned to a dreary inertia.
But that’s not the case. History is full of figures who bloomed marvellously in their middle and later years. Alfred Hitchcock hit his creative peak in his 50s. Sam Walton founded Walmart at age 44. Julia Child published her first cookbook at 49. Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing her Little House books in her 60s.
Joan Westenberg
Dieser Blogpost hat mich ein wenig nachdenklich gemacht, aber schlussendlich stimme ich vollkommen zu.
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