Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
Written by Rich Karlgaard
Narrated by Fred Sanders
4.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this audiobook
A groundbreaking exploration of what it means to be a late bloomer in a culture obsessed with SAT scores and early success and how finding one's way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness.
We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook — or even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google or Facebook or Uber. We see software coders becoming millionaires or billionaires before age 30 and feel we are failing if we are not one of them.
Late bloomers, on the other hand, are undervalued — in popular culture, by educators and employers, and even unwittingly by parents. Yet the fact is a lot of us — most of us — do not explode out of the gates in life. We have to find our way. We have to discover our passions, talents, and gifts. That was true for author Rich Karlgaard, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke) and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher and night watchman before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to start up a high-tech magazine in Silicon Valley and eventually to become the publisher of Forbes magazine.
There is a scientific explanation for why so many of us bloom later in life. The executive function of our brains doesn't mature until age 25 — and later for some. In fact, our brain's capabilities peak at different ages. We actually enjoy multiple periods of blooming in our lives.
Based on several years of research, personal experience, and interviews with neuroscientists and psychologists and countless people at different stages of their careers, Late Bloomers reveals how and when we achieve our full potential — and why today's focus on early success is so misguided and even harmful.
Rich Karlgaard
Rich Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes magazine, where he writes a featured column, Innovation Rules, covering business and leadership issues. An accomplished entrepreneur as well as a journalist and speaker, he is a cofounder of Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners, and Silicon Valley's premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club. He is also the author of Life 2.0 and The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success. He lives with his family in Silicon Valley.
More audiobooks from Rich Karlgaard
Team Genius: The New Science of High-Performing Organizations Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Related to Late Bloomers
Related audiobooks
The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bring Your Brain to Work: Using Cognitive Science to Get a Job, Do it Well, and Advance Your Career Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Selfish, Scared and Stupid: Stop Fighting Human Nature And Increase Your Performance, Engagement And Influence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEngage: A practical guide to understanding, influencing and connecting with people Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRedirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Better, Not Perfect: A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfectly Confident: How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not Everyone Gets A Trophy: How to Manage the Millennials, Revised and Updated Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why We Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow We Change: (And Ten Reasons Why We Don't) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Networking for Nerds: Find, Access and Land Hidden Game-Changing Career Opportunities Everywhere Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside Out Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rethinking Success: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Meaning in Work and Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Psychology For You
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 48 Laws of Power Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Banish Your Inner Critic: Silence the Voice of Self-Doubt to Unleash Your Creativity and Do Your Best Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beyond Small Talk: How to Have More Dynamic, Charismatic and Persuasive Conversations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Win Friends And Influence People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Starts with Self-Compassion: A Practical Road Map Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Memory Craft: Improve Your Memory with the Most Powerful Methods in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed For You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You’re Not the Only One F*cking Up: Breaking the Endless Cycle of Dating Mistakes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sociopath: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Late Bloomers
114 ratings12 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Plenty of supportive info, slight hazy on a few things
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The book is, more than anything, a motivational book. The argument that some of us, majority of us even, bloom later in life and that there's nothing wrong with that, takes off the existential angst many of us feel. I recommend spending some time with book to let the argument sink in. Only by engaging it, pondering it, and making it yours will it ever be effective.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. Really enjoyed it. Should be read by old and young.
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book that rejuvenates the spirit of explorers aka late bloomers but a great read for anybody
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great book I love the shift in perspective. Going against Society ideals on how we should be. This book was also very inspirational i’m really intrigued to read more from this author
2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good insights and valuable content. This goes on the list of giveaways!
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fascinating analysis of a rather troubling (and completely overlooked) societal trend. Audiobook narration was clear and enjoyable to listen to.
2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finally I feel normal! Corporate leaders should read the book!
5 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A NEW BEGINNING HAS BEGUN! THANK YOU MY LATE-BLOOMER INSPIRATION!
2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very relatable. Interesting, illuminating and encouraging read. Glad I read it especially as I approach middle age, his stories and thesis resonates with my inner dandelion!
2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. It really opened my eyes and help me to understand that I am not left behind.
2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thought provoking and well worth listening to. Highly recommend!
1 person found this helpful