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Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis?

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 763 words · By Louise Janovsky
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What to know about Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis?

My brother recently hiked for three days in the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness with two long-time friends, with whom he had travelled in Thailand in his early twenties.

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What happened

My brother recently hiked for three days in the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness with two long-time friends, with whom he had travelled in Thailand in his early twenties.

Why it matters

They did not see a single other person for the duration of their excursion, and the expansiveness and beauty of the setting proved cathartic.

Common ground

The result was quality conversations, fresh perspectives and plenty of laughs.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Studying the biographies of many famous artists, including Mozart and Gauguin, he noticed that they underwent a creative or emotional upheaval between the ages of 35 and 45”
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The Guardian and Wikipedia both identify Elliott Jaques as the originator of the midlife crisis concept, with The Guardian specifically mentioning his study of creative geniuses like Paul Gauguin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Elliott Jaques was a Canadian psychoanalyst, social scientist and management consultant known as the originator of concepts such as corporate culture, midlife crisis, fair pay, maturation curves, time…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Jaques
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web search NEUTRAL — Photograph reproduced courtesy of the Elliott Jaques Trust. Key publications. 1951 Jaques, E. The Changing Culture of a Factory: A Study of Authority and Participation in an Industrial Setting. Tavist…
https://melanie-klein-trust.org.uk/writers/elliott-jaques/
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web search NEUTRAL — The controversial, Canadian-born psychologist and social analyst Elliott Jaques, who has died aged 86, was the man who first identified the midlife crisis. His study of the working patterns of creativ…
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2003/apr/11/highereduc…
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Claim 2: “Her first book Dream. Decide. Do. is available on the Daily Maverick shop”
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The evidence confirms Louise Janovsky writes for Daily Maverick, but there is no mention of a book titled 'Dream. Decide. Do.' or its availability in the Daily Maverick shop.
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web search NEUTRAL — Daily Maverick. 62,041 followers. 2mo Edited. Report this post. Why working in short, focused bursts may be the simplest way to overcome procrastination and get important work done. Read the op-ed by …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-daily-maverick_in-praise-…
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web search NEUTRAL — This guide is a great resource for learning how to run a One Piece themed D&D campaign in 5th Edition using new rules, tables, classes, races, and feats! Includes all types of Haki, Devil Fruits, and …
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Claim 3: “She publishes a blog on intentional living on her website.”
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While Louise Janovsky is identified as a writer and has articles on Daily Maverick, the evidence does not explicitly confirm she publishes a blog on 'intentional living' on her own website, although a general search result for 'Intentional Living' appears.
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web search NEUTRAL — The case for pen and paper in a fast-moving world. Louise Janovsky.Maverick Insider About Us Contact Us Blog. Help us fund independent journalism to make sure that it remains free for all to read.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/louise-janovsky/?dm_s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Answer - Louise Janovsky Both involve effort, but the difference lies in control. Healthy perseverance means holding the reins firmly - choosing your direction and moving at a sustainable pace. Burnou…
https://www.homesofdistinction.co.za/news/designing-your-day…
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web search NEUTRAL — Intentional living allows us to live our lives in a meaningful way. Here are 6 intentional living practices that can help you start this lifestyle.
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Claim 4: “Research has associated activities such as mentoring, volunteering and supporting others with greater personal wellbeing.”
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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of 'Research' and links to ResearchGate, but contains no specific research findings linking mentoring or volunteering to personal wellbeing.
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web search NEUTRAL — Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. [1] It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, cha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research
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web search NEUTRAL — Access 160+ million publication pages and connect with 25+ million researchers. Join for free and gain visibility by uploading your research.
https://www.researchgate.net/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The Open Access journal Research, published in association with CAST, publishes innovative, wide-ranging research in life sciences, physical sciences, engineering and applied science.
https://spj.science.org/journal/research
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Claim 5: “Louise Janovsky is a writer and coach.”
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LinkedIn profile and other web results identify Louise Janovsky as a writer and coach.
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web search NEUTRAL — View Louise Janovsky’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
https://za.linkedin.com/in/louise-janovsky-6677591b8
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web search NEUTRAL — Answer - Louise Janovsky Both involve effort, but the difference lies in control. Healthy perseverance means holding the reins firmly - choosing your direction and moving at a sustainable pace. Burnou…
https://www.homesofdistinction.co.za/news/designing-your-day…
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web search NEUTRAL — Written By Louise Janovsky. by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte. 7 Keys to finding your inner strength and overcoming life’s hurdles.
https://www.louisejanovsky.com/book-review-1/the-resilience-…
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Claim 6: “A Canadian psychoanalyst, Elliott Jaques, coined the term “midlife crisis” in a 1965 paper called Death and the Mid-life Crisis.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Atlantic, Melanie Klein Trust, and a third web source) confirm that Elliott Jaques coined the term 'midlife crisis' in a 1965 paper titled 'Death and the Mid-life Crisis'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 King's Birthday and Operational Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms of King Charles III to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neoconservatism (colloquially neocon) is a political movement that combines features of traditional political and social conservatism with individualism and a qualified endorsement of free markets alo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In popular psychology, a quarter-life crisis is an existential crisis involving anxiety and sorrow over the direction and quality of one's life which is most commonly experienced in a period ranging f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter-life_crisis
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Claim 7: “In Oliver Burkeman’s Meditations for Mortals, he explains the concepts of the kayak and the superyacht as analogies for how many of us wish to navigate our lives.”
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Multiple sources, including a podcast/interview summary and a YouTube review, explicitly mention the 'kayak vs. superyacht' metaphor in Oliver Burkeman's book 'Meditations for Mortals'.
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web search NEUTRAL — An in-depth summary of Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. Read this cliff-notes style book summary in under 15 minutes, which is broken down by chapters and key takeaways.
https://www.summrize.com/books/meditations-for-mortals-book-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen and LearnThe Evolution from 4,000 Weeks to Meditations for MortalsEmbracing life’s chaos with the kayak vs. superyacht metaphor
https://offtheclockpsych.com/oliver-burkeman-on-embracing-yo…
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web search NEUTRAL — My review and thoughts on the latest book by Oliver Burkeman, "Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6WA2KeeQ_w
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