“The midlife crisis is not a dark night of the soul,” says Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy. “It’s a dark night of the ego.” Conley, who is also the author of Learning to Love Midlife, outlines the main myths that we’re led to believe about midlife—and some optimistic data about what actually happens during this chapter of our lives. He shares different frameworks for navigating the transitions that come in midlife. We talk about how in the early parts of our lives, we’re often naturally focused on constantly accumulating knowledge—and how it can be such a relief, and a gift, to be able to shift into distilling it all into wisdom.

 

For links to Chip Conley’s work and the show notes, head over to my Substack.

 

&ldquo;The midlife crisis is not a dark night of the soul,&rdquo; says Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a dark night of the ego.&rdquo; Conley, who is also the author of&nbsp;Learning to Love Midlife, outlines the main myths that we&rsquo;re led to believe about midlife&mdash;and some optimistic data about what actually happens during this chapter of our lives. He shares different frameworks for navigating the transitions that come in midlife. We talk about how in the early parts of our lives, we&rsquo;re often naturally focused on constantly accumulating knowledge&mdash;and how it can be such a relief, and a gift, to be able to shift into distilling it all into wisdom.
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For links to Chip Conley&rsquo;s work and the show notes, head over to&nbsp;<a href="https://eliseloehnen.substack.com/p/the-podcast">my Substack</a>.
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Writer Elise Loehnen explores life’s big questions with today’s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world?

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Writer Elise Loehnen explores life&rsquo;s big questions with today&rsquo;s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world?
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