Daniel Kalderimis: how I got my zest back

Daniel Kalderimis is a successful Wellington litigation lawyer, a Kings Counsel, happily married with three daughters. In his 40s though, he fell into serious depression and set out to "fix" himself. It turned out to be a very different journey to the one he'd expected. Daniel Kalderimis recovered, and found his zest again. But along the way, he realised that some of the things that made him who he was : someone focussed on problems and risks, perfectionism, high productivity, and a desire for success and recognition - also set him up for unending dissatisfaction. Daniel's just published a book called Zest: Climbing from Depression to Philosophy.