Self-help gurus, life coaches and business consultants love to tell us
that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full
potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to work - for many
of us, life still seems hollow and meaningless. So focused are we on
personal development and material possessions that we've overlooked the
things that make life truly fulfilling and worthwhile.
So how do we figure out what's really worth striving for? In this
compelling follow-up to his bestselling book Stand Firm, Danish
philosopher and psychologist Svend Brinkmann shows us that the important
things in life are those with intrinsic value, like goodness, freedom,
truth and love. We should stop asking 'what's in it for me?', and turn
our attention outwards to our friends, families and communities. By
putting others first and embracing these unconditional principles, or
standpoints, he argues, we can find a more meaningful and sustainable
way of living.