#172 Success In The Second Half Of Life — Henry Oliver on John Stuart Mill, Samuel Johnson, Penelope Fitzgerald, why we shouldn't dismiss Gladwell, writing, late bloomers, the importance of finding th

Henry is a writer, speaker and brand consultant. He joins the podcast to discuss his upcoming book — Second Act — in which he analysises the phenomenon of late bloomers and what we can learn from them.🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERELinks:Personal websiteSubstack: The Common ReaderX (Twitter): @HenryEOliverSecond Act⌛TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Intro (00:49) - Guest introduction (01:35) - The scripts that Henry grew up with (05:48) - John Stuart Mill (08:19) - Samuel Johnson (15:01) - "The common reader" & Why we shouldn't dismiss Gladwell (18:19) - Writing (22:03) - His book about the late bloomers (28:48) - Penelope Fitzgerald (34:16) - Is it too easy to share your writing? (37:17) - The importance of finding the others (41:20) - Conversations, talking to yourself and writing (43:52) - Getting disappointed early (48:30) - There is no actual average person, the importance of taking variability into account (53:07) - How writing a book changes people (55:48) - Tyler Cowen and the power of the internet (58:25) - What Samuel Johnson would be working on today? (01:00:14) - The lessons from Audrey Sutherland (01:05:31) - Closing remarks 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold): The Pathless Path😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community📲Connect + Follow PaulTwitter: @p_millerdInstagram: @pathlesspaulPaul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Pathless (23k+ People)Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast:Accounting, Taxes, And Payroll For Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): CollectiveLooking for alternatives to traditional health insurance in the US? Check out CrowdhealthI use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Yours HereI record high-quality videos using Riverside: Sign Up Here