Radical Curiosity: One Man's Search for Cosmic Magic and a Purposeful Life
352Radical Curiosity: One Man's Search for Cosmic Magic and a Purposeful Life
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Overview
From his working class roots in New Jersey to the “tune in, turn on, drop out” cliffs of Big Sur and the pinnacles of the human potential movement; from launching his company Age Wave and coming to terms with his own aging process, Ken Dychtwald’s Radical Curiosity makes sense of his first 70 years of life, offering invaluable life lessons through the lens of a man constantly seeking truth and self-discovery— giving readers a glimpse into a visionary's extraordinary world, and a guide for claiming a powerful vision of one’s own.
Although Dr. Ken Dychtwald is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on aging and longevity, Radical Curiosity offers an entirely different, and far more personal, perspective. Triggered by the deaths of his parents, and motivated by his cutting-edge research into the importance of leaving a legacy, Dychtwald dives deep to examine the arc and legacies of his own life through fantastic stories, mind-stretching adventures and his unique encounters with many of the world’s great leaders and influencers, in order to show readers his keys to a meaningful, magical and purposeful life.
Ultimately, Radical Curiosity is a call to action, one which demands that we add more curiosity, purpose, interdependence and discovery to our lives, regardless of age.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781951213312 |
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Publisher: | The Unnamed Press |
Publication date: | 04/06/2021 |
Pages: | 352 |
Sales rank: | 669,008 |
Product dimensions: | 6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction: What Scares Me About Growing Old 13
Part I The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Metamorphosis 25
Leaving a Legacy: Values and Life Lessons 30
From Newark to Big Sur: Leaving Kenny Behind 33
A Leap of Faith 42
My Day with the Angels 52
Declaration of Independence: A Letter to My Mom and Dad 57
Envisioning the Bodymind 60
Ravi Shanker and the Importance of Being in Tune 70
The Pros and Cons of Appearing Naked 73
Part II Encountering the Paradox
Destiny Knocks 79
Learning Perspective from the Elders 86
Out of This World 92
Grandma Clara's Story 99
Learning from "The Best" 106
How Will You Use Your Life? 108
Part III Caught Between the Tao and the Dow
The Best Day(s) of My Life 113
A Meteoric Rise 122
When Sally Met Ray: A Love Story 130
Age Wave's Exhilarating Successes 133
Age Wave's Attempted Transformation 149
Age Wave, the Business Incubator: Good Idea, Bad Timing 151
My Two Favorite Teachers 155
Part IV Being in the Room Where It's Happening
Intention, Will, and Drive: A Lesson from the Terminator 165
What President Reagan Taught Me About America 170
The "Greatest Generation" Looks to the Future: The 1995 White House Conference on Aging 173
Big Lessons About Life from Jimmy Carter, Role Model 176
How Bill Clinton's Wayward Penis Ruined a Great Opportunity 183
In Service to America: John McCain's Hands 188
Quitters, Fighters, Winners and Losers: Blunt Advice from Eugene Kleiner 191
Part V Self, Success and Purpose Reconsidered
The Collapse 197
On the Ledge 202
Breathe, Learn, Teach, Repeat 205
Traveling Light and Lightening Up 211
From Success to Significance 214
Lessons About the Urgent Dance of Life: A Discussion with Anna Halprin 216
The Boomer Century on PBS: It's Great, It Stinks. He's Great, He Stinks 223
Whose Dream Am I In? 229
A Humane Approach to Death 234
We Are Our Brother's Keepers 237
God of Day, God of Night 242
Part VI Elderhood
Life's Third Age 249
Aging, Death, and Beyond: Lessons from Huston Smith 251
On His Own Two Feet 260
Zak's Declaration of Independence 267
The Death of a Pearl 269
Entering the Twilight Zone: The Father/Son Act 277
Searching for the Fountain of Heath 280
Attempting Thought Leadership: Learning from Trials and Errors 290
The Apprentice Meets the Sorcerer 294
And Then, the Most Peculiar Thing Happened 299
Our Oak Tree 301
Acknowledgements 305
What People are Saying About This
"This book soars somewhere between Forrest Gump and Jack Kerouac. It’s part intimate autobiography, part rollicking adventure story, part cultural anthropology. Through his remarkable encounters and unusual cast of characters, Dychtwald gives us a unique window into the spiritual aspirations, moral conflicts, vocational dilemmas, and ups and downs of the pursuit of consciousness expansion and mindful adulthood over the last half century. What a ride! I love this book." Michael Murphy, Founder and Chairman of the Esalen Institute and Best-selling author of Golf in the Kingdom and The Life We Are Given
“I have been learning from Ken Dychtwald for years and am convinced that he is today’s most innovative and original thinker on this important subject.” President Jimmy Carter
“A masterful storyteller, Ken Dychtwald takes us on the wild, grand adventure of his self-examined life. This is truly a hero's journey, populated with hippies and presidents, psychology and celebrity, success and failure, and the wisest of lessons.” Lisa Genova, PhD. Neuroscientist and Best-selling author of Still Alice