Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

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Snobbery a global disease
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When I saw JP Rangaswami tweeting he was at the recent TED event, I had to ask, what the stand-out for him was. This (below), was his answer. Given that TED is a pretty well curated collection of brilliance, that this should stand out for JP means a lot to me. I trust it will bring value to you, too. Alain de Botton challenges what success means. Watch it and my headline will make sense... Related articles by ZemantaAlain de Botton: Professional Happiness (designmind.frogdesign.com)Alain de Botton on unfortunates and losers (blogs.ft.com)FasterFuture is regularly updated by David Cushman
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"Alain de Botton 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."
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