Here is a breezy talk in which Alain de Botton looks at our ideas of success and failure, the anxiety we feel over our careers, why it's harder now to feel calm than ever before. Is success always earned? Is failure? What role does snobbery and envy play in our lives? What is the flip side of equality, individualism, and meritocracy? Where do our goals and ambitions really come from? And more (via 3QD).
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Namit, you may be interested in the documentary 'Status Anxiety' by Alan de Botton on youtube.
Posted by: Vinod | August 03, 2009 at 01:54 PM
alan is awesome
Posted by: ben terry | June 02, 2011 at 03:31 PM