Even though I had no major health concerns, unexpected conditions started to pop up. As my fifth decade advanced I became increasingly aware of my own mortality, as my father and my two grandmothers died and my son grew at a scarily quick pace. When I was about to turn 40 I was worried about what that would mean for me. It is hard not to fall into self-biography when considering midlife crisis. Kieran’s book on how to cope with midlife crisis was a Godsend for me. Writing with wisdom and wit, Setiya makes a wry but passionate case for philosophy as a guide to life. Ranging from Aristotle, Schopenhauer, and John Stuart Mill to Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir, as well as drawing on Setiya's own experience, Midlife combines imaginative ideas, surprising insights, and practical advice. And you will learn what it would mean to live in the present, how it could solve your midlife crisis, and why meditation helps.

You will be introduced to philosophical consolations for mortality.

You will learn why missing out might be a good thing, how options are overrated, and when you should be glad you made a mistake.

How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help book with a difference, Kieran Setiya confronts the inevitable challenges of adulthood and middle age, showing how philosophy can help you thrive. Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age

Midlife a philosophical guide