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We're raised believing we're accountants, or nurses, or parents, or business people — but we're actually time traders.
"I'm going down now," I said to a young woman a few seconds before the darkness — my first cardiac arrest. The Half-Known Life challenges conventional thinking of success, identity, and personal change. Priorities change when time becomes precious. Problems look different when you have no energy left to give them. Why wait until you're burnt out or for a life-changing event to occur before getting real about your life?
After two sudden, unexplained cardiac arrests at a young age, Ryan Lindner began to see time, identity, and priorities in an entirely different light. What he discovered on the other side became The Half-Known Life — a National Bestselling book that has since been translated into multiple languages.
For nearly 20 years, Ryan has led organizational and talent development programs that help companies scale and their people thrive — working across Fortune 500s, high-growth startups, and everything in between. He brings that same depth of understanding to his writing.
"A GPS for life, challenging readers to examine their perspectives, motivations, and choices in order to experience each moment with greater clarity and joy. Each page will grab you by the collar and shake you into a higher consciousness."
"A beautiful and timely gift of a book. Ryan shares his hard-won wisdom to encourage and challenge all of us to live life now."
"Insightful, thought-provoking, and deeply meaningful for modern life. An engaging and relatable read that will leave you reassessing life's priorities."
"Truly profound change happens following events that shake someone to their core. Fortunately, we have gifted people like Ryan who can share such experiences and life lessons so that we can change without them."