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Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

A really good talk; try to spare the few minutes from your day and watch it. So many powerful ideas neatly packed together and presented in a witty and lighthearted manner. Highlights many of the problems of modern society and its almost extreme views of life. Problems like:

• “snap” judgements
• envy and its impact on everyday relationships
• our very narrow view of success
• the fear of failure

All these take a very serious toll on the way we perceive things in life. It is even more disheartening when we realize what an effect these problems have on the creativity and our ability to produce original ideas.
We need a far more kinder, gentler and dare I say a more mature view of success.