The Fourth Turning | Retrospect Ep.159

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Send us Fan MailIn this week’s episode we discussed a book called The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe and William Strauss. In this book they describe a cycle of history that repeats in four periods of renewal, stabilization, decline, and crisis. Each generational “turning” takes about 20 years, so a complete cycle takes roughly 80 years.Our Links:Retrospect

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Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode we discussed a book called The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe and William Strauss. In this book they describe a cycle of history that repeats in four periods of renewal, stabilization, decline, and crisis. Each generational “turning” takes about 20 years, so a complete cycle takes roughly 80 years. Our Links: Retrospect

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