Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man's Guide to Midlife

Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man's Guide to Midlife

Discovering who you are is not just for teenagers. Midlife men must also rediscover the world around them while struggling with their own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and lifestyles.

Middle-aged men like me are under siege, beset on all sides by personal ambition, internal expectations, familial pressure, disillusionment, uncertainty, and legacy. Itâ€™s a constant battle to balance the needs of the self and the needs of others and a struggle to discover which ones really take priority. Some win this battle and some tragically lose.

Curmudgeonism is a state of mind, unwavering, unapologetic, and uninterested in what people think. We are the proverbial old dog that canâ€™t be taught new tricks because we know the old tricks are tried and true. We have firm beliefs that canâ€™t be shaken. Free trade is good. True leaders are rare. Happiness is a luxury. Golf is a waste of time and we donâ€™t have enough years left to be unproductive. We donâ€™t apologize for our views because weâ€™ve spent half a lifetime developing them. Theory and idealism sounds good in school but only until it becomes cost prohibitive and the real world determines ground truth. Curmudgeons are uncaring about what people think and have low expectations on the world because itâ€™s done little more than disappoint us. Weâ€™re middle aged and tired of looking, acting, feeling the way people want us to, so weâ€™re breaking out and being who we were meant to be; irascible curs who make the world a better place through brutal honesty. We see this as our duty and take it seriously.

Buy the ticket. Take the ride.
Country USA
Manufacturer Graybeard Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-09-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Graybeard Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-09-17
Format	Kindle eBook

Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man's Guide to Midlife

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