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Uma exploração inspiradora e instigante do que quer dizer levar uma vida significativa, do autor de A Estrada para o Caráter, cuja versão original assumiu a liderança da lista do New York Times.Volta e meia, conhecemos pessoas que irradiam alegria — que parecem saber por que vieram ao mundo, que têm um tipo de luz interna.Para essas pessoas, a vida segue o que podemos pensar como um formato e duas montanhas. Elas saem da escola, começam uma carreira epassam a escalar a montanha que acreditavam ser seu destino. Seus objetivos na primeira montanha são aqueles endossados por nossa cultura:ter sucesso; deixar uma marca; experimentar a felicidade pessoal. Mas, quando chegam ao topo da montanha, algo acontece. Elas olham ao redor e acham a vista... insatisfatória. E percebem: esta realmente não era a minha montanha, no fim das contas. Há uma outra montanha maior por aí que é a minha. E então embarcam em uma nova jornada. Na segunda montanha, a vida passa de autocentrada para centrada nos outros. Passam adesejar coisas que realmente valem a pena, não o que as outras pessoas falam que devem almejar. Abraçam uma vida de interdependência, não de independência. Elas se rendem a uma vida de comprometimento.Em A Segunda Montanha, David Brooks explora os quatro comprometimentos que definem uma vidade significado e propósito: a um companheiro e à família; a uma vocação; a uma filosofia ou fé; e a uma comunidade. Nossa realização pessoal depende de como escolhemos e executamos esses compromissos.Brooks observa várias pessoas que tiveram vidas alegres e comprometidas, e que aceitaram a necessidade e a beleza da dependência.Ele reúne sua sabedoria sobre como escolher um parceiro, uma vocação, como viver uma filosofia e como podemos começar a integrar nossos comprometimentos a um propósito primordialResumindo, a intenção deste livro é nos ajudar a levar vidas mais significativas. Mas também é uma observação social provocadora. Brooks argumenta que vivemos em uma sociedade que celebra a liberdade, que nos diz para sermos leais a nós mesmos em detrimento de nos submeter a uma causa, firmar raízes em uma vizinhança, criar conexões com os outros por meio da solidariedade social e do amor. Levamos o individualismo ao extremo — e, no processo, distorcemos a estrutura social de mil maneiras diferentes. Para consertar tudo isso devemos tomar o caminho dos comprometimentos mais profundos. Em A Segunda Montanha, Brooks mostra o que pode acontecer quando colocamos o comprometimento no centro de nossas vidas..ELOGIOS :"Uma história humana extremamente agradável de ler, lúcida e muitas vezes rica em detalhes."— The New York Times Book Review"Este livro profundo e eloquente é escrito com um senso de urgência moral e elegância filosófica."— Andrew Solomon, autor de Longe da Árvore e O Demônio do Meio-dia"Uma narrativa serena, justa e humana. O destaque é a qualidade dos julgamentos moral e espiritual do autor."— The Washington Pos"Um livro poderoso e pungente que o afeta profundamente."— The Guardian (U.K.) David Brooks is one of the nation’s leading writers and commentators. He is an op-ed columnist for *The New York Times*, a writer for *The Atlantic*, and appears regularly on *PBS Newshour*. He is the bestselling author of *The Second Mountain, The Road to Character, The Social Animal, Bobos in Paradise*, and *On Paradise Drive*. **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of *The Road to Character* explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.** Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy—who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. Life, for these people, has often followed what we might think of as a two-mountain shape. They get out of school, they start a career, and they begin climbing the mountain they thought they were meant to climb. Their goals on this first mountain are the ones our culture endorses: to be a success, to make your mark, to experience personal happiness. But when they get to the top of that mountain, something happens. They look around and find the view . . . unsatisfying. They realize: This wasn’t my mountain after all. There’s another, bigger mountain out there that is actually my mountain. And so they embark on a new journey. On the second mountain, life moves from self-centered to other-centered. They want the things that are truly worth wanting, not the things other people tell them to want. They embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. They surrender to a life of commitment. In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it’s also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme—and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In *The Second Mountain*, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives. *source: (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/217649/the-second-mountain-by-david-brooks/) the publisher * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.“Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive.”—The Washington Post Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy—who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. Life, for these people, has often followed what we might think of as a two-mountain shape. They get out of school, they start a career, and they begin climbing the mountain they thought they were meant to climb. Their goals on this first mountain are the ones our culture endorses: to be a success, to make your mark, to experience personal happiness. But when they get to the top of that mountain, something happens. They look around and find the view... unsatisfying. They realize: This wasn't my mountain after all. There's another, bigger mountain out there that is actually my mountain. And so they embark on a new journey. On the second mountain, life moves from self-centered to other-centered. They want the things that are truly worth wanting, not the things other people tell them to want. They embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. They surrender to a life of commitment. In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it's also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme—and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives. "Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy--who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. Life, for these people, has often followed what we might think of as a two-mountain shape. They get out of school, they start a career, and they begin climbing the mountain they thought they were meant to climb. Their goals on this first mountain are the ones our culture endorses: to be a success, to make your mark, to experience personal happiness. But when they get to the top of that mountain, something happens. They look around and find the view ... unsatisfying. They realize: This wasn't my mountain after all. There's another, bigger mountain out there that is actually my mountain. And so they embark on a new journey. On the second mountain, life moves from self-centered to other-centered. They want the things that are truly worth wanting, not the things other people tell them to want. They embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. They surrender to a life of commitment. In [this book], David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it's also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme--and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives."--Jacket In The Second Mountain , David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But its also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extremeand in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain , Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives. Em A Segunda Montanha, David Brooks explora os quatro comprometimentos que definem uma vida de significado e propósito: a um companheiro e à família; a uma vocação; a uma filosofia ou fé; e a uma comunidade.