{"product_id":"the-well-rounded-life-9780691266596","title":"The Well-Rounded Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and enlightening book about why having many different pursuits can vastly improve our well-being\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's good to be well-rounded. When you do a lot of different things, when you work on expanding your horizons, when you dive into the fascinating diversity of the world around you, your life will be a better one. Yet while many of us aspire to become well-rounded, this kind of life has rarely shown up in philosophical discussions of well-being. In \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Rounded Life, \u003c\/i\u003e Amy Berg argues that well-rounded lives are often better, richer lives--more socially connected, happier, and more resilient. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on philosophical work on well-being and drawing from social science, history, art, and pop culture, \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Rounded Life\u003c\/i\u003e shows why we should strive to be well-rounded--and how we can do it. In making her case, Berg shows why we don't need to be afraid of being mediocre at things, even things we care deeply about; why it can be a bad idea to try to lead a life that will make a great story; and how we should navigate tradeoffs between the well-rounded life and other good things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt may not be the only good life out there, but \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Rounded Life\u003c\/i\u003e shows why embracing a variety of pursuits is one of the best ways to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Berg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691266596","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867080306825,"sku":"9780691266596","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_73e22d92-657d-4ac2-8ec0-4f39f5f250a2.jpg?v=1793685018","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-well-rounded-life-9780691266596","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}