Alain de Botton… What Is Success?
“Our ideas of success often times are not our own, but sucked in from others…”
“It’s not that we should give up on our ideas of success, but we should make sure that they are our own…”
“Making sure that we own our ideas of success and that we are truly the authors of our ambitions…”
“It’s bad enough not getting what you want, but it’s even worse to have an idea of what it is you want, and find out at the end of the journey that it isn’t what you wanted all along.”
Alain de Botton: Philosopher
Through his witty and literate books, and his new School of Life -
Alain de Botton helps others find fulfillment in the everyday.
Why you should listen to him:
It started in 1997, when Alain de Botton turned away from writing novels and instead wrote a touching extended essay titled How Proust Can Change Your Life, which became an unlikely blockbuster in the “self-help”category. His subsequent books take on some of the fundamental worries of modern life (am I happy? where exactly do I stand?), informed by his deep reading in philosophy and by a novelist’s eye for small, perfect moments. His newest book is The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.
In 2008, de Botton helped start the School of Life in London, a social enterprise determined to make learning and therapy relevant in today’s uptight culture. His goal is (through any of his mediums) to help clients learn “how to live wisely and well.”
“He writes with an elegance philosophers might envy … We’re painlessly instructed while we read for fun.” ~ SF Chronicle
Live Long and Prosper…
~ Richard
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