What can history tell us about the seasons of our live?
A lot, according to Neil Howe, author of The Fourth Turning is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End.
This is my current morning reading, and, while it's certainly not easy (nor is it short at 578 pages), it's become essential for my understanding of how Americans have gotten where we are, and gives some hope for where we are going.
In this episode I share some of what I'm learning about the concept of "turnings," "saecula," "generations" and much more.
If history can teach us anything, so far it's that "this too shall pass," whether we are talking about yearly seasonal cycles or times and places in history.
Neil Howe has other interesting takes on investments and other historical information. You can find more about this book and his insights at www.fourthturning.com.
