Finding Meaning In The Second Half Of Life: How... Apr 2026

The first half of life is about (adding degrees, titles, possessions). The second half is often about subtraction .

In the second half, the question shifts to: "What will I leave behind?" Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How...

Psychologist Erik Erikson defined the primary challenge of later adulthood as Generativity vs. Stagnation . The first half of life is about (adding