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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Pretty thin soup--some amusing points but didn't seem overly concerned with aging or anything else. I only paid $4 for it, which seems about what it was worth. ( ) Good tips if you're planning on getting older. Since that is the aspiration of most folks, they'll probably find some good advice here. Rosenblatt dispenses pithy points and prods on the path to aging wisely. Whenever your take yourself too seriously, just remember rules 1 and 2 - "It doesn't matter." and "Nobody is thinking about you." Published in 2000, Rules has aged well. It offers light and pleasurable and rewarding reading beginning with Rosenblatt's first, and likely most enduring and important Rule: "It doesn't matter." This Rule may not resonate with younger readers, but almost everyone will gather a small collection of their own favorites which are fun to share and compare. (Note: The Rules do not encompass grief, loss, and health.) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Acclaimed and beloved prize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt has commented on most of the trends and events of our time. His columns in Time magazine and his commentaries on PBS's News Hour with Jim Lehrer have made him a household word and a trusted friend of millions. With a wry sense of humor and inimitable wit, Rosenblatt offers here guidelines for aging that are both easy to understand and, more importantly, easy to implement. More and more in the news today, we are hearing about phenomenal advances in the "fight against aging." But what Rosenblatt suggests to combat age is far more valuable than any scientific breakthrough-he breaks down the hardest part of aging, the mental anguish of growing older with fifty-four gems of funny, brilliant, wise, indispensable advice. A book to savor, a book to keep, and a book for all ages. This little guide is intended for people who wish to age successfully, or at all . . . One may think of this work as a how-to book, akin to many health guides published these days, whose purpose is to prolong our lives and make them richer. That is the aim of my book, too. -from the Introduction And this is just the start of Roger Rosenblatt's charming and thought-provoking guide to surviving the episodes that shamelessly shave years off of our lives. With a wry sense of humor and peerless wit, Rules for Aging provides guidance that is, hands down, the most practical, pleasurable and, most importantly, painless advice you'll ever receive. As Rosenblatt writes, "When I urge you to refrain from a certain thought or course of action, I do not mean to suggest that you are in any way wrong if you do the opposite. I mean only to say that you will suffer." Rule #1: It doesn't matter Whatever you think matters-doesn't. Follow this rule, and it will add decades to your life. It does not matter if you are late, or early; if you are here, or if you are there; if you said it, or did not say it; if you were clever, or if you were stupid; if you are having a bad hair day, or a no hair day; if your boss looks at you cockeyed; if your girlfriend or boyfriend looks at you cockeyed; if you don't get that promotion, or prize, or house, or if you do. It doesn't matter. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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