Forty OnwardThe Second Half
For men past forty

The middle is not the end of the story.

A magazine for men in the second half. The questions that get honest after forty, and what to do with the answers.

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The lead

Purpose

Finding Purpose After 40 Without Blowing Up Your Life

Purpose is measurable, it predicts how long you live, and the standard advice to find your passion is the wrong instruction for a man at forty. A better method.

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More from the second half

Reinvention

Starting Over at 40 When You Are Not Starting From Zero

The reinvention advice written for twenty-five year olds is wrong for you, and the reason is arithmetic. A working plan for men with twenty years of accumulated advantage.

The Reckoning

Midlife Crisis in Men: What It Actually Is, and What It Is Not

The dip in the middle is real and it is measurable. Here is what the research shows, how to tell a rough stretch from a clinical one, and what actually moves the needle.

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