THE GOOD LIFE—A BOOK REVIEW By Jeremy Cooper
I don’t believe this book would resonate with younger readers very well. When you get to the age where you are checking ages in the obituaries or asking, “How old was he?” When you hear someone has passed away, then it is time for you to read Te Good Life. For more than 20 years, I have said, “You will never be on your deathbed and say, ‘I wish I would have watched more TV.’” I believe this simple thought came from how I was raised, seeing adults having great conversations with one another. I am glad this book was able to help me solidify my thoughts on this.
Te way the stories go and flow through the chapters is very interesting. Many times, I found myself thinking of people I know personally and how close their life compares to the subject in the book. It is so interesting learning who was happy and who was not, and the reasons they were in these situations. Now, some readers might be put off by some of the findings, but that’s a good thing. Tis ongoing study teaches us that we can change, it’s never too late, and we can end on a good note.
Jeremy Cooper provides one of the Ten Ideas in 50 Minutes presentations at TPI’s 2024 Conference in Orlando. Photo by BE Productions
Editor’s note: Tis is the TPI Leadership, Innovation, and Technology (LIT) Committee’s article addressing innovative solutions.
During my reading of books and magazines over the past few years, a few of them have quoted a Harvard study that was started in the 1930s and is still going on today. Tis Harvard Study is the longest study on human happiness. Te study began with 724 participants and has now expanded to include more than 1,300 descendants. By following participants throughout their lives, and questioning them at several different points, the study was able to pinpoint many interesting results.
I enjoy reading books that include several stories within them, instead of one specific theme or just including facts, which are much harder to remember and therefore, harder to recite. Stories evoke images and emotions, which makes them easier to remember. Not only am I able to refer to the stories when I am in similar circumstances, but I am also able to mentor and share them with others. Both are reasons why they help me with employees, customers, family, and friends.
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I believe the world is a better place with the information that was gleaned from the subjects who were studied and their stories in the book. If only we could get more people to read this book, comprehend it, and most importantly, live it. If we could, we would be able to help so many more people have a better life, a more fulfilled life. Maybe even share a great conversation about the book Te Good Life.
I will be adding this book to my list of favorites to hand out, right next to Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Taler and Cass R. Sunstein, Essentialism: Te Disciplined Pursuit Of Less by Greg McKeown, and several more.
Jeremy’s Additional Reading Recommendations Te Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz Te Great Game of Business by Jack Stack Influence by Robert B. Cialdini, PhD Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara Te 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Te End Of Te World Is Just Te Beginning by Peter Zeihan
Jeremy Cooper heads Turf Operations for Red Hen Turf Farm in New Carlisle, Indiana. Among the many hats he wears in that position, he lists these as key: logistics, collections, the 15-minute fix guy, and sales EBB (Early Before Busy). His presentation, Photography as Cheap Insurance, was one of the ten presentations in 50 minutes at TPI’s 2024 International Education Conference & Field Day in Orlando, Florida. He is a member of the TPI Leadership, Innovation, and Technology
Committee. Jeremy can be contacted at
jcooper@redhenturf.com.
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