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Recentresearchsuggeststhat75%ofallAmericanworkersaredisengagedfromwhattheydoeverydayandareseekingnewwork:they'velostsight(andtheiremployershavelostsight),saysJensen,ofwhatreallymattersmosttothem.Afteradvisingpeopleonbringingsimplicitytotheirlives,Jensennowusesletterswrittenbypeoplefromallwalksoflifeandcareerstagestoshowhowonecanrecoverthatsenseofpurpose.Hepresentsawidevarietyofviewpointsandwisdomillustratingthefivediscoveriesthatcancomefromwritingaletterexpressingtheimportantlifelessonsonehaslearnedandtakingstockofone'svalues,from"findingyourself"to"findingjoy,serenityandfulfillment."Jensendoesawonderfuljobofpullingtogethermeaningful,oftenmovinglettersgatheredinthecourseofhisconsultingwork,manyofthemmissivestochildrenorgrandchildrenthatreflecthard-earnedknowledge:aformerpoliceofficerandprisonguard"bequeaths[her]spiritofunrest";aone-timeMicrosoftexecutivewritestohermenteesthat"Iwassocompletelyseducedbytheexcitement[ofwork],theadventure...IoftenforgotIhadabody,thatthatbodyhadlimits...."Whilenoteveryletterinthisbookwillresonatewitheveryreader,thereisanabundanceofmeaningfulphilosophy,insightandadvice.(May)