David Brooks: Can You Become A Better Person By Confronting Your Worst Self?
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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If you ask me about the most important times in my life ... it's rarely the happy times. It's the times when you're struggling for some ideal. - David Brooks
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Part 5 of the TED Radio Hour episode A Better You.
About David Brooks's TED Talk
New York Times Columnist David Brooks says success alone isn't enough to build character, or even achieve happiness. He says those come from struggling for something bigger than yourself.
About David Brooks
David Brooks is a New York Times Op-Ed columnist and author of, The Road to Character, a #1 New York Times bestseller. Brooks also teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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