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David Brooks on the Road to Character
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
On May 26th 2015, New York Times columnist David Brooks came to the Intelligence Squared stage to share the insights of his latest book, 'The Road to Character'. Brooks argued that today’s ‘Big Me’ culture is making us increasingly self-preoccupied: we live in a world where we’re taught to be assertive, to master skills, to broadcast our brand, to get likes, to get followers. But amidst all the noise of self-promotion, Brooks claimed that we’ve lost sight of an important and counterintuitive truth: that in order to fulfil ourselves we need to learn how to forget ourselves.
Brooks was joined on stage by writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts Andrew Solomon. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Brooks was joined on stage by writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts Andrew Solomon. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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