Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgements. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work. An older video (from 2009), and relevant more than ever.
Tag: failure
Famous failures: worth another watch [Video]
Sometimes it is the little things that drag us down more than the colossal mess-ups. This video reminds us of a few famous failures.
Failure is an option – where would we be without it? [Article]
Famous Failures. Worth pondering over.
“What would be the point of doing anything? I think failure gives it what gives success its meaning.”
What if there’s no internet? [Article, video]
What If There’s No Internet? While it is not a probability, what if it were to happen due to say, supernatural causes like a solar flare?