Says Alain de Botton. He examines our ideas of success and failure – and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.
We are naturally inclined to take up positions. Maybe it’s a bit extreme to say we are natural extremists, but being wholly for or against something, in a complex and shifting world, also seems extreme.
Continue readingDifference is important, sometimes. But it can lead us to overlook shared interests, common goals and loads of things that psudo-science calls ‘stuff’.
Have fun with your language this weekend. Let me know how it goes.
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Christmas should be fun, but it’s easy to get swept up in ‘Xmas traction’, and lose sight of the things you value most about it. If you celebrate Christmas, here’s how to keep it in perspective, so you don’t lose track!
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