{"id":23129,"date":"2026-03-11T14:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-find-happiness-in-the-second-half-of-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:15:39","slug":"how-to-find-happiness-in-the-second-half-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-find-happiness-in-the-second-half-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Happiness in the Second Half of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social scientists have long noted that many older adults report greater happiness levels than their younger counterparts. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/4-pillars-of-happiness-for-older-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studies have explored keys to this phenomenon,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0such as a sense of purpose, financial stability, relationships and optimism.<\/p>\n<p>Now a new book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/646134\/from-strength-to-strength-by-arthur-c-brooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life<\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0social scientist and Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks offers a roadmap to a sense of happiness that doesn\u2019t happen by chance or luck, but that grows from deep personal work and careful intention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invest in Two Types of Intelligence<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/16\/1080840387\/retirement-happiness-social-science-ageing-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In an interview with NPR,<\/a>\u00a0Brooks highlights two types of intelligence that both appear to be crucial to happiness later in life. Fluid intelligence\u00a0is <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/emotional-and-mental-health\/why-doing-things-the-hard-way-can-help-power-your-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our problem-solving ability,<\/a> our ability to think creatively and figure complex things out. Crystalized intelligence might be described as \u201cwisdom,\u201d the library of knowledge and experience that we\u2019ve each compiled in our lives. Crystalized intelligence increases in the second half of life, and though we can and should keep our fluid intelligence skills as sharp as possible, we are more likely to be happy when we feel confident in the gifts of our accumulated wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let Flexibility Be Your Watchword<\/strong><br \/>\nWe free ourselves to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/4-keys-to-finding-happiness-in-your-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experience greater happiness,<\/a> according to Brooks, when we let go of the idea that we will be the same, with the same strengths, interests and priorities, throughout our lives. \u201cYour abilities are going to change,\u201d he told NPR, \u201cYour views are going to change. The things you care about [are] going to change, and that&#8217;s good and that&#8217;s healthy. And that kind of flexibility is key.\u201d Embracing flexibility as a leading value gives us new opportunities to connect with passions, skills and relationships that are meaningful to us in the here and now\u2014and let go of the rest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do the Work Now, Whenever \u201cNow\u201d Is in Your Life<\/strong><br \/>\nBrooks emphasizes that it\u2019s never too early or too late to invest in your future happiness. He reports this from his own experience\u2014he spent the quiet days of the pandemic writing the book as well as creating a \u201cstrategic plan\u201d for the rest of his life. 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