Maturity of the Mind – Strategies for Being a Mature Person

Author: Earl Nightingale & Dale Carnegie
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: Maturity is crucial to life. It is the crystallization of wisdom, a sign of capability, and an element of success. Maturity is both physical and psychological; it is both the development of one's uniqueness and the healthy expansion of what they share with their peers; maturity is a lifelong journey in life. Do you want to know what maturity is? Do you want to know how to become mature? This book is a guide. The author uses psychology and sociology to elaborate on complex and sensitive issues such as personality, marriage, friendships, and attitudes toward age. How is maturity achieved? How can one journey toward maturity? And he proposes nine standards for "maturity." The book also provides specific strategies for becoming a mature person, enabling you to stand unshaken in society. As the author says, "If a person lacks ideals, they lack the motivation to live, but if a person is immature, they lack the right ideals. Therefore, maturity is our responsibility, and the only way to save us."