Build a Well-Read Life (Not a TBR Pile): Reading in Late Midlife

Описание: I used to read to keep up.
Now I read to see more clearly.
After 50, reading shifts. It becomes less about performance and more about companionship, clarity, and choosing substance in a shallow culture.

In this video, I talk about:
Why reading matters more in midlife
How lived experience changes the way books land
Building a personal canon instead of a trophy shelf
Rereading with new eyes and new wisdom
Reading as part of authoring your life
Quality over quantity: measuring resonance, not numbers

A well-read life isn't about keeping up.

It's about making time for substance and for ideas that ask something of you and give something back in return.

Reading, at this stage, becomes an act of self-respect.

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I share what I'm reading, along with curated lists and literary reflections in The Stacks, a series on my Substack, The Midlife Intelligencer.

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Mentioned in this video
The concept of a "personal canon"
Rereading as revelation
Reading as resistance to shallow culture

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