Radical Curiosity - by Ken Dychtwald (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

FULLY UPDATED AND EXPANDED, INCLUDING A NEW INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUDING SECTIONS ON A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD.

"Ken Dychtwald maps out where success intersects with meaning to find your own unique crossing." --Deepak Chopra, M.D.

For five decades, Ken Dychtwald, PhD has explored the possibilities of human potential and purposeful longevity. Spearheading the Age Wave movement, his leadership has helped prepare society for both the challenges and opportunities presented by our increasing longevity. Dychtwald's visionary ideas are a call to action: we must reimagine the lengthening lifecourse; living our lives with more purpose, interdependence, and discovery, regardless of age.

Dychtwald has written many books, advised countless global leaders and Fortune 500 companies, and guided his own company Age Wave to be the industry standard in longevity studies and advocacy. But Radical Curiosity is at heart a personal story--a hero's journey, populated by hippies and presidents, iconic celebrities and legendary change-makers. With the fully updated and revised (post-COVID) paperback edition of Radical Curiosity, Dychtwald further explores his own experience and life lessons as he grows older himself, seeking for new ways to remain grounded in the vitality of life-long curiosity.

Review Quotes

"Radical Curiosity is a much more personal book than anything Dychtwald--founder of the company Age Wave and best-selling author of Bodymind and Age Wave--has published before. Weaving together stories about his encounters with celebrities and presidents, as well as reflections on his successes, failures, and profound losses, Dychtwald shows readers that the key to leading a meaningful life is a perpetual openness to self-discovery and a relentless desire to learn and to share this knowledge with others--a continuous cycle that he refers to as 'breathe, learn, teach, repeat.'" --Library Journal

"A masterful storyteller, Ken Dychtwald takes us on the wild, grand adventure of his self-examined life. This is truly a hero's journey, populated with hippies and presidents, psychology and celebrity, success and failure, and the wisest of lessons." --Lisa Genova, Ph.D. Neuroscientist and Best-selling author of Still Alice

"Brimming with pithy and empowering stories... Ken Dychtwald brings a moral magnificence to the life-enhancing opportunities that lay before us." --Jean Houston, Ph.D., Founder of the Mystery School and author of The Possible Human and A Mythic Life: Learning to Live Our Greater Story

"I have been learning from Ken Dychtwald for years and am convinced that he is today's most innovative and original thinker on this important subject [aging and longevity]." --President Jimmy Carter

"It is as honest an appraisal of a life as I have read. Dr. Dychtwald shares his thoughts, his fears, his loves, his weaknesses, and his pride." --Forbes

"This book soars somewhere between Forrest Gump and Jack Kerouac. It's part intimate autobiography, part rollicking adventure story, part cultural anthropology. Through his remarkable encounters and unusual cast of characters, Dychtwald gives us a unique window into the spiritual aspirations, moral conflicts, vocational dilemmas, and ups and downs of the pursuit of consciousness expansion and mindful adulthood over the last half century. What a ride! I love this book." --Michael Murphy, Founder and Chairman of the Esalen Institute and Best-selling author of Golf in the Kingdom and The Life We Are Given

About the Author

As an author of 18 books, including Bodymind, Age Wave and What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life's Third Age, a celebrated public speaker and teacher, successful entrepreneur, documentary film-maker and visionary thinker, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has been helping people look ahead for decades, both at their own - and their clients, consumers, patients and voters' - futures as well as the culture at large. Dychtwald has given presentations to over two million people worldwide and his ideas and research have garnered nearly fifteen billion media impressions. His client list has included over half the Fortune 500. He has served as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum, has keynoted two White House Conferences on Aging, and is the recipient of the McKinsey Prize for his writing in The Harvard Business Review. Ken has twice received the distinguished American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership and he was honored by Investment Advisor as one of the 35 most influential thought leaders in the financial services industry over the past 35 years. Ken and his wife, Maddy, are the recipients of the Esalen Prize for their outstanding contributions to advancing the human potential of aging men and women worldwide. Ken was recently awarded the Inspire Award from in the International Council on Active Aging for his efforts to make a difference in the lives of older adults worldwide.