About this ebook
Why is America increasingly plagued by tribalism, elitism, materialism, and ME-ism?
What do philosophy, psychology, and personal growth have to say about wisdom?
Are the Bible and other religious texts legitimate and useful sources of human wisdom?
Though powerful and beautiful, philosophy has typically discouraged many readers who find it difficult, abstract, and boring.
Moreover, modern psychology and age-old personal growth principles are given a bad name by many social media personalities who oversimplify them in an effort to make money.
What is wisdom, how can it help me, and is this book authentic, reliable and useful ?
Four-time author Jason Merchey believes wisdom can be developed and acquired, and improving your understanding of wisdom will certainly lead to living a better life! Wisdom is one of humankind's oldest and most prized virtues, yet it is not much respected nowadays. . .
This new book has the potential to assist readers to live a life that harnesses the power of philosophy, critical thinking, and applied psychology. These secular sources of wisdom are not as complicated as they may seem, and indeed are road maps to a better life.
Greater wisdom leads to improved personal growth, happiness, and success.
Wisdom is not simple or plug-and-play, but it will yield its secrets to those who love it.
In fact, the word philosophy is Greek for “the love of wisdom.”
Wisdom is a comprehensive, transparent exploration of ancient and intriguing concepts combined with critical thinking, compassion, and other aspects of wisdom. Brimming with examples of psychological principles, careful analysis, and insightful quotes from many cultures and civilizations, it provides a basis for authentic intellectual, emotional, spiritual and moral growth.
The author deftly combines digestible psychological research findings, compelling personal stories, and useful quotations about wisdom.
Anyone aiming to build a life of value—one that yields purpose and happiness—should consider wisdom to be their basis. Wisdom has been one of humanity's highest aspirations for millennia.
Jason Merchey has dealt with mental illness most of his life, but also earned a master's degree in clinical psychology and trained as a psychotherapist. No stranger to “the big questions” and the difficulty of life, he has studied wisdom, values and virtues for twenty years.
In addition to personal benefits, this book sheds light on some of America’s significant social problems. The great philosopher Socrates himself knew that ancient Athens, Greece was in serious trouble. If we were all wiser and we had more enlightened and humane priorities, many of the problems that mark communities and nations would give way to more love, fellowship, and prosperity.
This deep and eclectic book is full of ideas and insights that will assist you to:
* Discover and prioritize wisdom in your personal life and relationships
* Achieve greater fulfillment, happiness and self-confidence
* Bring about true success based on self-knowledge and values
* Make a positive difference in your community—and the world as a whole
One cannot buy wisdom per se, but investing in this affordable book provides a refreshing opportunity for self-improvement and intellectual growth. It has the potential to assist you to make wisdom your greatest strength!
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About the author
I am a four-time author. My 2005 book Building a Life of Value was mostly quotations with a few one-page essays by me; my 2006 book Living a Life of Value was essays by about 75 individuals, and quotations; my 2017 book Values & Ethics: From Livingroom to Board Room was a compilation of interviews/dialogues I had with prominent persons about values, ethics, wisdom, virtues, etc. It was a compilation of polished-up transcripts from podcasts with those experts I did in 2004-2006. I obtained a lot of praise for those books about which I’m very proud, and that can be found at this link.
This 2022 book is a fascinating research-based yet personal take on that place where philosophy, psychology, well-being, personal growth, spirituality, politics, and American culture come together. It communicates: "This is what wisdom is; here is how it is useful for me; within is inspiration for how it can be useful for the reader—and the United States as an ailing society." There is much more of "me" in this book compared to my first three. I do feel that we as Americans and as world citizens are at an inflection point where our values are being tested as never before, and our ethics, and they are both being shown to have much room for improvement. I feel this in my own life, see it in my community, and perceive it in my country.
On my website one will find 500+ blogs organized into subtopics, and 150+ podcasts about values and ethics. I have earned a living from real estate and other investing for 11 years, but my values guide my work and my personal life. The site is www.valuesofthewise.com
I graduated with highest honors in psychology and social behavior from the University of California, Irvine ('97) and earned a master's degree in clinical and counseling psychology in 2000.
