What is the most important ingredient for living a long and happy life? The Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running study of human happiness, has identified the essential habits for achieving that goal. The most important practice? Intimacy.
In “Expansive Intimacy: How 'Tough Guys' Defeat Burnout”, Jim Young explores the rules of masculinity that force men into a false choice: either face shame by embracing their inner desires for meaningful connection, or invite burnout by following the harsh rules that require men to shun emotions and emphasize achievement.
With both levity and gravity, Jim walks us through his years-long journey through burnout, along with stories and lessons of how other men have boldly escaped burnout by embracing a new way to be tough, through “Expansive Intimacy”.
