Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach : Reflections from a selfhelp junkie
Language: English
Published by David Viëtor, 2026
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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Midlife often feels like a crisis - but it's really an invitation to re-evaluate what matters.If you're in your 40s or 50s and feeling stuck, restless, overwhelmed, or uncertain about the future, you're not alone. Many people reach midlife with a successful career, a full life on the surface, and a quiet voice inside asking: Is this really it That question isn't a breakdown.It's the beginning of change.Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach is a psychological and deeply relatable guide to navigating midlife transition with less anxiety, less overthinking, and more clarity. It speaks to anyone experiencing a midlife crisis or transition, identity shifts, burnout, decision paralysis, purpose anxiety, emotional exhaustion, or the growing urge to simplify life.This book isn't about where you end up.It's about insight and process.The outcomes that follow are shaped by what brought you here - and by your personal context.What this book exploresRather than offering quick fixes, Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach helps you understand what's happening beneath the surface. You'll explore how to:Make sense of why midlife can feel confusing and contradictory - and what it's trying to tell youRecognize the difference between a midlife crisis and a midlife transitionCalm overthinking, rumination, and intrusive thoughtsWork with the ego instead of letting it sabotage changeStep off the hedonic treadmill and loosen perfectionismFind clarity when you feel lost, stuck, or unsure what to do nextNavigate major decisions without fear taking overReframe anxiety around money, time, and the futureRethink success, purpose, and identity without blowing up your lifeUse mortality awareness (memento mori) to focus on what truly mattersMove toward a simpler, calmer, more intentional life.…
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- Title
- Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach : Reflections from a selfhelp junkie
- Author
- David Viëtor
- Publisher
- David Viëtor
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Buch
- Language
- English
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- 9083662519
- ISBN 13
- 9789083662510
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- Mertens, Aafke
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Midlife often feels like a crisis - but it’s really an invitation to re-evaluate what matters.
If you’re in your 40s or 50s and feeling stuck, restless, overwhelmed, or uncertain about the future, you’re not alone. Many people reach midlife with a successful career, a full life on the surface, and a quiet voice inside asking: Is this really it?
That question isn’t a breakdown.
It’s the beginning of change.
Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach is a psychological and deeply relatable guide to navigating midlife transition with less anxiety, less overthinking, and more clarity. It speaks to anyone experiencing a midlife crisis or transition, identity shifts, burnout, decision paralysis, purpose anxiety, emotional exhaustion, or the growing urge to simplify life.
This book isn’t about where you end up.
It’s about insight and process.
The outcomes that follow are shaped by what brought you here - and by your personal context.
What this book explores
Rather than offering quick fixes, Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach helps you understand what’s happening beneath the surface. You’ll explore how to:
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Make sense of why midlife can feel confusing and contradictory - and what it’s trying to tell you
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Recognize the difference between a midlife crisis and a midlife transition
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Calm overthinking, rumination, and intrusive thoughts
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Work with the ego instead of letting it sabotage change
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Step off the hedonic treadmill and loosen perfectionism
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Find clarity when you feel lost, stuck, or unsure what to do next
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Navigate major decisions without fear taking over
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Reframe anxiety around money, time, and the future
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Rethink success, purpose, and identity without blowing up your life
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Use mortality awareness (memento mori) to focus on what truly matters
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Move toward a simpler, calmer, more intentional life
The book is structured around 15 Life Lessons. Each blends psychology, neuroscience, and lived experience to explore key midlife themes - overthinking, ego, purpose, satisfaction, career change, emotional triggers, identity shifts, money fears, trade-offs, mortality, and simplicity.
Along the way, thinkers such as Arthur Brooks, Jonathan Haidt, Daniel Gilbert, William Bridges, James Clear, Oliver Burkeman, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ryan Holiday, Eckhart Tolle, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Michael Singer, Gay Hendricks, Bill Perkins, Barry Schwartz, Irvin Yalom, and others appear as guides - not gurus.
This book is for readers who are:
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Feeling stuck in midlife or unsure what comes next
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Wrestling with purpose, meaning, or identity
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Experiencing burnout or considering a career change
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Overthinking every option and avoiding decisions
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Craving a simpler, calmer, more present life
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Struggling with money fears or “just one more year” thinking
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Becoming aware of aging and mortality - and wanting to live more fully
Why this book works
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Clear explanations of midlife dynamics
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Honest storytelling from someone who has lived it
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No pressure to reinvent yourself - just clarity and direction
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A grounded alternative to burnout culture and self-help overload
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No gimmicks or borrowed life stories - just thoughtful reflection grounded in experience and research
If you’re navigating midlife change - through career or lifestyle decisions, emotional overwhelm, identity questioning, money worries, or the quiet sense that something needs to shift - Midlife Lessons from Buffalo Beach offers understanding, perspective, and a calmer way forward.
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