Life: A Guide: How To Make Sense Of Our All To Brief Existence

In his new book psychologist Andrew Fuller presents a fascinating analysis of what we can expect from life at different stages. He uses insights and achievements from the lives of others to indicate what we will face at significant points – pitfalls, traps for the unwary and likely life events – and shows how this understanding can help us become more fulfilled and successful in our lives. Andrew Fuller draws on conversations with over 10,000 people about what it takes to live a great life across these different ages. By combining humour with quotes from famous people and wisdom drawn from many traditions, Life: A Guide offers an insightful and inspiring book for people from eighteen to eighty.

Andrew Fuller writes: ‘Many of the great spiritual and learning traditions have considered life in seven-year stages – and see particular issues that arise for us in each. In Life: A Guide I’ve adopted this framework to help create awareness of what is going on in your life at any particular period. The challenges we may face are often peculiar to that particular seven-year slice of life. They reflect the processes at work and challenge us to understand how to move forward. This process of learning to live a fulfilling life helps us develop resilience – and to navigate to where we want to be. While it is good to be clear about the destination, it is how you understand the journey and what you do with it that makes life worthwhile.’