Sad and pathetic realizations page after page. Not that I disagree with the ideas I found the author fairly immature and cliché in his process. He gets brownie points for his honesty and eloquence but I don’t think this deserves a book. If you want to hear something like this just talk to your neighbor, give compassion and attention to real people rather that loosing a couple hour on this.

This book perfectly summarized the crossroads that was 2020—and how we can each choose better. It spoke to a deep longing in my soul and explained why I cannot reach so many who are simply pursuing things and merit badges.

Interesting perspective of author’s life. It gets rather bogged down at times. I felt that it gives insight into David Brooks evolution as a person.

This book provided a clear and concise roadmap to living a joyful and fullfilled life. It also provided the best argument in favor of a spiritual belief system that I’ve ever read. Read this book. Thank you David Brooks for sharing your journey and insights. I found the truths shared in this book to be profound.

I tried. 2-3 chapters I tried to understand the authors message. What he was trying to get at. See some sort of point to his message. It made me sleepy. Bored me to death.