A kinder, gentler philosophy of success | Alain de Botton

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15 жыл бұрын

www.ted.com 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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@TissDiss
@TissDiss 8 жыл бұрын
I wish this dude was my best friend.
@aljasmialjasmi2510
@aljasmialjasmi2510 8 жыл бұрын
and i wish if he is my husband :(
@luishiguera11
@luishiguera11 8 жыл бұрын
he is everyone's best friend. whether you're sleeping, eating, walking around a park, getting married, at your child's graduation, Botton is also there. He will always be there.
@mojitofall5441
@mojitofall5441 8 жыл бұрын
lmao i lol'd
@TsarOfRuss
@TsarOfRuss 7 жыл бұрын
I be marry you
@CoachDeBora
@CoachDeBora 7 жыл бұрын
Your comment made me smile. Thanks
@AsianPervasion
@AsianPervasion 9 жыл бұрын
Alain de Brilliant.
@bennyton2560
@bennyton2560 6 жыл бұрын
Touche
@minsookim2255
@minsookim2255 6 жыл бұрын
J. Lee ㄴ
@crazylittlepartytifs
@crazylittlepartytifs 6 жыл бұрын
yasss 👌👌👌😂
@jooyoungwuk
@jooyoungwuk 4 жыл бұрын
It's a korean joke right? XD For those who don't speak korean, Botton sounds like a word meaning 'average' or 'so-so' in korean!
@nucalabadze3850
@nucalabadze3850 7 жыл бұрын
What he says about envy and school reunions is one of his greatest ideas.
@sinarb2884
@sinarb2884 5 жыл бұрын
I agree, but it's not his own ideas perhaps, search for the video of him about the book democracy in america.
@v.dargain1678
@v.dargain1678 4 жыл бұрын
Envy ! ha ha ha ha !
@jennyhughes4474
@jennyhughes4474 4 жыл бұрын
I went to two school reunions and never felt envy for those earning far more than me (or with husbands or families who did) because I knew I had chosen extra free time over money and that made me happy and I think I had far more fun!
@harrybalszak7526
@harrybalszak7526 4 жыл бұрын
Jenny Hughes well said.
@ennediend2865
@ennediend2865 2 жыл бұрын
Harder for men though... My opinion.
@Drtomterrific
@Drtomterrific 5 жыл бұрын
I'm 59 now and I am happy to say, I determined at a young age I would never let anyone else determine my definition of success. I have been driven all my life by a need to understand consciousness, particularly my own of course, that is what has occupied my mind and I'm very happy with the results! I'm retired and living comfortably in the Great American Southwest and I'm looking forward to living the next 25 years with even more gusto than I did my first 59. So much JOY!
@MrJeanNunes
@MrJeanNunes 4 жыл бұрын
thats a terrific statement, terrifictom. i share your thoughts with a great deal of joy myself :D
@Drtomterrific
@Drtomterrific 4 жыл бұрын
I apologize to the first two of you, for offering no reply to your kind comments. So rare on the internet. But apparently KZfaq failed to notify me of your comments until Mr. Parallaxes just about few minutes ago. I appreciate each of your kind words.
@kallingil9320
@kallingil9320 4 жыл бұрын
Sau jau chacha ji.
@lamlalatoyabam9028
@lamlalatoyabam9028 4 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Drtomterrific
@Drtomterrific 3 жыл бұрын
@Anthony W Moore I am both complimented and disappointed your experience of Americans is so poor. I know there are many people, American and others, who think deep of life. I've met a few here and abroad. But the internet allows me to hear from so many others I would never know existed. Do you know this reference: "There are yet 7,000 who have not bent the knee to Baal."
@gamolly
@gamolly 8 жыл бұрын
"He is not a loser, although he has lost."
@hakusansaku8800
@hakusansaku8800 7 жыл бұрын
"He is not a f***r, although he has f****d"
@akhil-ng5yj
@akhil-ng5yj 7 жыл бұрын
Haku Sansaku f****r
@davemckay4359
@davemckay4359 4 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite ideal.
@spinnetti
@spinnetti 3 жыл бұрын
Just like in the Cold Play song...
@peichunlin392
@peichunlin392 10 жыл бұрын
What a truly intelligent man.
@joycefungo1414
@joycefungo1414 8 жыл бұрын
Is he the voice of School of Life?
@shuhengazhang
@shuhengazhang 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@TrollinJoker
@TrollinJoker 8 жыл бұрын
+Joyce Fungo Not only that, I believe he is also the brain behind SOL
@ihazthots
@ihazthots 8 жыл бұрын
+Alex Ander , Indeed. He has also authored plenty of books on myriad subjects. The School of Life store has more information.
@JuanRuiz-ji6ug
@JuanRuiz-ji6ug 8 жыл бұрын
He is The school of life, The book of life, etc.
@mmv3547
@mmv3547 8 жыл бұрын
Watching his videos, hearing him speak about life and such gives me life....
@xuanius
@xuanius 7 жыл бұрын
His strength is in making people realize their faults (i.e. Exercising snobbery) without being angered, and in fact leaves us wanting to be kinder :) Great emotional intelligence here.
@MrSidney9
@MrSidney9 5 жыл бұрын
Emotional intelligence is a contradiction in terms. It's simply intelligence- clear, logical thinking about how to best persuade Strategic persuasion. It's true though, that his audience is likely made of snobs
@soberanisfam1323
@soberanisfam1323 6 ай бұрын
​@@MrSidney9no
8 жыл бұрын
A kinder, gentler philosophy of success. Genius. More of this is needed in the world.
@narimafanficfan
@narimafanficfan 3 жыл бұрын
Simon SENEK has similar views two, check it out if you're interested! much love! (happy new year!)
@Nka861
@Nka861 5 ай бұрын
@@narimafanficfan😊
@unwinsis
@unwinsis 8 жыл бұрын
Q. "What do you do?" A. "Same as you. I work, I get paid, I drink."
@pravinda333
@pravinda333 8 жыл бұрын
Did Tyrion saw your comment?
@petitio_principii
@petitio_principii 6 жыл бұрын
No offense, but that seems like the life description of an alcoholic. :-/
@adressepoubelle6488
@adressepoubelle6488 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@adressepoubelle6488
@adressepoubelle6488 6 жыл бұрын
You must be so pure and so perfectly well balanced in your mind and spirit.
@soninChina
@soninChina 5 жыл бұрын
unwinsis Funny...I have a class reunion coming up. I’m using that if it’s okay with you!!
@edkensalexandre7043
@edkensalexandre7043 9 жыл бұрын
This TEDtalk could not have come at a better moment.
@doza6472
@doza6472 5 жыл бұрын
And is still so relevant today!
@zozi_kozi951
@zozi_kozi951 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, how its going?
@LickNRiff
@LickNRiff 11 жыл бұрын
This should be watched by every conscious person in the western world.
@lovedaisy_0728
@lovedaisy_0728 3 жыл бұрын
And also the eastern world!
@aliceliu4548
@aliceliu4548 3 жыл бұрын
not only the western world. meanwhile, in China everyone worship money and social status, what a snobby world here now
@Grace4ever22
@Grace4ever22 3 жыл бұрын
TO BE WATCHED ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!!
@beezanteeum
@beezanteeum 3 жыл бұрын
@@aliceliu4548 It's even seeped onto Asian and every single collective cultures (Afro, Latin, Indigenous, etc.)
@poppymoon4122
@poppymoon4122 3 жыл бұрын
The whole world
@alexandrusuciu885
@alexandrusuciu885 8 жыл бұрын
"let's make sure our ideas of success are truly our own" :) Yes!
@v.dargain1678
@v.dargain1678 4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree . Sucess is not an end product of "the thrill of the chase" .
@francesca4192
@francesca4192 3 жыл бұрын
As a third year student at uni, this video helps me every time in dismantling constant social pressures I keep receiving from the current system.
@thepolyglotfarmer6085
@thepolyglotfarmer6085 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best talks I've ever listened to. The guy is a genius, on the one hand he speaks with such clarity and elegance and on the other he maintains a very good sense of humor!👌
@pinkmazohyst
@pinkmazohyst 8 жыл бұрын
He could read the Sunday paper or a recipe book and I'd be fully attentive
@yanzili2090
@yanzili2090 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Alain, thank you so much for this speech and for all the great speeches you have given, the books you have written, the kindness, the wisdom, the humor, the deep thinking and profound caring for people. We are so lucky to have you!
@CoDGoldenAge
@CoDGoldenAge 7 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend his documentary "Status Anxiety" for anyone who liked this talk. It's about the same topic like in this video but in a 2 and a half hour version.
@tagaway6173
@tagaway6173 6 жыл бұрын
Yours Truly does he work with "the school of life"? I wrote "status anxiety" and I cleaked on the school of life video, just to see what they say, before I watch the video u recommended. To my surprise, 'TS of Life' whole video was this ted-talk, but shoter. But they did not credit Alan at all. Sad.
@mukamaslove1986
@mukamaslove1986 6 жыл бұрын
Alain de Botton owns School of Life so don't please dont be sad :)
@a4286j
@a4286j 6 жыл бұрын
Mukama's Love - i knew ive heard that voice before
@aronk001
@aronk001 4 жыл бұрын
op already states “his documentary”
@juanfranciscosanda6780
@juanfranciscosanda6780 4 жыл бұрын
Thx for sharing
@inspira.
@inspira. 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that people like him exist in this world. Takes some load off your soul.
@Live.startup
@Live.startup 4 жыл бұрын
This man represents that which is good about the internet. I love his crude straightforwardness! The School of Life, good to have you here!
@genehughes4022
@genehughes4022 5 ай бұрын
There's nothing crude about what he is saying
@JuanRuiz-ji6ug
@JuanRuiz-ji6ug 8 жыл бұрын
why isn't this ted Talk viewed in the millions?
@adamlee6435
@adamlee6435 8 жыл бұрын
+Juan Ruiz Because there are too many talks on success, and too many ways to define success (money, family life, job satisfaction, emotional stability). Inflation of perceived intrinsic value in talks about success.
@TsarOfRuss
@TsarOfRuss 7 жыл бұрын
Because they delete Spiritual videos !! alot of people hate them ... they said they are only based on facts, but they accept psychotherapy speakers anyway
@soninChina
@soninChina 5 жыл бұрын
Juan Ruiz I just stumbled upon his videos. Now I binge watch!!
@tonytanou2810
@tonytanou2810 5 жыл бұрын
Because most others are drinking the Kool-Aid. The phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid" refers to the 1978 Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 people committed mass suicide by drinking a flavored drink mixed with Valium, chloral hydrate, cyanide, and Phenergan. "The phrase can be used ironically or humorously to refer to accepting an idea or changing a preference due to popularity, peer pressure, or persuasion.
@LynnBFriedman
@LynnBFriedman 5 жыл бұрын
@juan ruiz Because he talks truthfully. His ideas demand introspection and growth. Hard to do ---
@josefinay.785
@josefinay.785 8 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring talk, and a healthy dose of reality for all of us who have had it drummed into us to 'chase' success.
@ft1sesa
@ft1sesa 5 жыл бұрын
Alain de Botton will be remembered for many years to come
@aichaf3070
@aichaf3070 7 жыл бұрын
That crease across his shirt makes him ever so slightly more approachable. Love Alain de Botton.
@stephanietaylor7504
@stephanietaylor7504 5 жыл бұрын
Aicha F I can picture him buying the shirt in the airport on the flight over
@oi8542
@oi8542 4 жыл бұрын
Aicha F really funny
@TheArtemis07
@TheArtemis07 4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. The crease in his shirt and his slight slouch. He should be standing tall with all his accomplishments, but the fact that he slouches means, to me, that he is unassuming and humble.
@Nanciefy
@Nanciefy 11 жыл бұрын
"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it."
@cowboylikeme854
@cowboylikeme854 3 жыл бұрын
How are you
@cowboylikeme854
@cowboylikeme854 3 жыл бұрын
Asking since it's been 8 years
@Nanciefy
@Nanciefy 3 жыл бұрын
Hahah damn it’s been a while! I’m good - this quote couldn’t be more relevant 😂 I’ve given up a lot since then, changed my career 3 times, and I’m finally feeling like I’m on the track to embracing my true self! If I hadn’t done that, I would have never discovered my current passion. Letting go has been one of my most humbling yet empowering lessons :) take care!
@cowboylikeme854
@cowboylikeme854 3 жыл бұрын
@@Nanciefy that's great to know! Congratulations!
@ahmadtharwat2670
@ahmadtharwat2670 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent reverse_engineering statement
@heideleho
@heideleho 8 жыл бұрын
I feel like everyone would be a little bit calmer, confident and more mindful if they watched Alain's Ted talk series.
@ihazthots
@ihazthots 8 жыл бұрын
+heideleho, or you could follow his exemplary KZfaq channel called The School of Life. Similar philosophical discussions, but short, animated and recurring.
@800542204
@800542204 3 жыл бұрын
This feels so important right now with everything going on in the world. There is so much that is completely outside of the control of individuals.
@HybridHalfie
@HybridHalfie 9 жыл бұрын
So for everyone who enjoyed this there is a whole documentary and book he made called "status anxiety" This Ted Talk was like a condensed summary of the whole book and 2 hour documentary. Highly recommend it if you liked this :)
@user-xw1tq6su5y
@user-xw1tq6su5y 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite book!
@kubasniak
@kubasniak 9 жыл бұрын
Very clever man I must say. His knowledge is astonishing. One of the best TED talks.
@swissyogaschool
@swissyogaschool 6 жыл бұрын
Such an intelligent, kind and clever man, so happy I've discovered his lectures
@nwschultz01
@nwschultz01 10 жыл бұрын
Alain de Botton points out that meritocracy includes both the positive idea that each of us can climb to the top and the negative idea that those who are at the bottom deserve it. He goes on to suggest that we learn to read tragedy (Euripides, Sophocles, Shakespeare) because it is the art form that best combats the view that people have earned their poverty or unfortunate circumstances. He specifically mentions Hamlet, pointing out, "Hamlet loses, but you wouldn't call Hamlet a loser." Funny how meritocracy leads back to the middle age's concept of the great chain of being--everyone has a place in the hierarchy, and everyone belongs in the place he's in.
@lovedaisy_0728
@lovedaisy_0728 3 жыл бұрын
He is also a kind, gentle person himself
@binkybunsssss
@binkybunsssss 2 жыл бұрын
I need more series of talks of Alain de Botton. My daily morning routine is listening to his talks on Pessimism, Romanticism, Emotional Education 🌼🌿
@Phoenix_7568
@Phoenix_7568 5 жыл бұрын
I'm addicted to this guy's TED Talks.
@Tunawesmake
@Tunawesmake 4 жыл бұрын
Have you tried his The School of Life Chanel?
@everythingispolitics6526
@everythingispolitics6526 5 жыл бұрын
I love this video for various reasons. One being the candidness and honesty in his explanations.
@pkcre
@pkcre 5 жыл бұрын
This is simply one of the best talks I have watched - amazing stuff.
@worldsavy
@worldsavy 15 жыл бұрын
I can definitely relate to this. I feel like it is incredibly easy to live a comfortable life, but very few of us feel that simply living such a life is "successful". In America especially, I feel that being a mailman or working for the postal office or working for any government branches will yield good healthcare, comfortable salary, great job security, and just an overall relaxed working environment. But it is because of society's expectations that we all want to gamble for the millions.
@Faarax96
@Faarax96 9 жыл бұрын
The narrator of the school of life videos!
@susansreemala6595
@susansreemala6595 9 жыл бұрын
That was what I was wondering.
@amalbouakez8066
@amalbouakez8066 7 жыл бұрын
Ozymandias he is the founder of school of life
@davidedmundson8402
@davidedmundson8402 5 жыл бұрын
Probably the most consistently entertaining TED I've seen. Some pretty good ideas, too.
@CaCHaFep
@CaCHaFep 11 жыл бұрын
His message is so insightful! Love this guy and the way he puts things in perspective!
@DJ-yj1vg
@DJ-yj1vg Жыл бұрын
This is a really profound and poignant speech. Many of these problems with society have magnified by social media allowing us to compare ourselves to every other stranger on the planet
@abundant224
@abundant224 4 жыл бұрын
Watching it forgive second time. So much respect for this man
@beldonhuang
@beldonhuang Жыл бұрын
This is such a great talk by Alain, who is one of my favourite modern philosophers. The knowledge that is delivered here in the early 2000s still applies to us today. Just because someone is financially successful doesn't mean they are the best people to hang around with. Likewise, just because someone isn't financially successful (yet), doesn't mean they are not working hard to strive for what they wish to achieve. Essentially, just like Alain says, we shouldn't judge people merely based on their outlook.
@bRp2712
@bRp2712 10 жыл бұрын
Love love love this TED Talk. So much wisdom. Thank you.
@nancymohass4891
@nancymohass4891 6 жыл бұрын
I'm so amazed by his thoughts ! Wish he had a regular debate program on the media , so we all could participate !
@amruthagirish1532
@amruthagirish1532 8 жыл бұрын
One of the best TED talks ever!
@ArchiduquesaMA
@ArchiduquesaMA 4 жыл бұрын
Alain is brilliant. Huge admiration for him
@elnazpayani9436
@elnazpayani9436 10 ай бұрын
Dear Alain, Thanks for your existence! you are more than a genius!
@SistahNedra
@SistahNedra 11 жыл бұрын
What a great way to start my first day back to school. I love his series; Philosophy: Guide to Happiness.
@IlinaKuriashkina
@IlinaKuriashkina 10 жыл бұрын
A wonderful and insightful talk. Well done, Alain!
@trickstercod
@trickstercod 11 жыл бұрын
I've always applaud the piece of art this guy presents with stunning insight from his reading and research. Bravo!!!
@anitawildman6248
@anitawildman6248 3 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant - I need to listen to it again. Everyone should listen to this.
@SubhamoyChakraborti
@SubhamoyChakraborti 10 жыл бұрын
Stimulating talk on success, failure and the impossibility of setting up meritocracy in absolute sense.
@fron645
@fron645 4 жыл бұрын
Alain never disappoints. Such a great guy.
@joaopedroduarte6622
@joaopedroduarte6622 7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always. Alain de Botton is one of the best contemporary writers.
@shre9
@shre9 Жыл бұрын
We are blessed to have Alain in our era. Such a legend
@thisisntallowed9560
@thisisntallowed9560 5 жыл бұрын
Wise man and amazing talk. I also believe that everyone's goal is to be happy, but we're told that a certain type of success will make us happy
@polymath7
@polymath7 15 жыл бұрын
"There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." This is more true than many would believe. Wilde is always right. Always.
@shoaibfaizan6899
@shoaibfaizan6899 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This was the best TED talk I heard so far.
@jadsayegh6283
@jadsayegh6283 10 жыл бұрын
What a great talk, defining success is something I've thought about this year. As a avid Game of Thrones, I can say first hand that tragedies are really something that put crashing failures into perspective
@asphotawasti7005
@asphotawasti7005 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god! I love this TED talk. I saw this after 11 years, and I can relate to it 100%!
@windokeluanda
@windokeluanda 3 жыл бұрын
And you enjoy his books...
@ahmadtharwat2670
@ahmadtharwat2670 3 жыл бұрын
We need more of this man in our modern world
@nevil3076
@nevil3076 2 жыл бұрын
12 years down the road and this speech is becoming more important.
@daominhvuong2568
@daominhvuong2568 7 жыл бұрын
I love this. Thank you, I spent a year dealing with this exact issue.
@khyati7733
@khyati7733 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you for this talk
@afonsobrito6933
@afonsobrito6933 8 жыл бұрын
2:58 I bet there's that one ferrari owner in the audience...
@ride9111
@ride9111 7 жыл бұрын
Afonso Brito V V.
@aminaz1778
@aminaz1778 5 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with owning a Ferrari if it takes you from A to B?
@mysteriousgirl4
@mysteriousgirl4 12 жыл бұрын
This was amazing to hear and so true. We live in that constant fear of failure because society teaches us that if we fail, then the failure is deserved. Enough to stress anyone out!
@hannanabila9417
@hannanabila9417 6 жыл бұрын
huge fan of this man. I'm thankful for his existence
@TheNicolaGrace
@TheNicolaGrace 11 жыл бұрын
Amazing discussion Alain:) I like your line where you stress that success is to be free from anxiety.
@harrybalszak7526
@harrybalszak7526 4 жыл бұрын
This guy doesn’t get the credit he deserves. He’s done more for public philosophical education than any individual in the last 100 years. Sure we have the medium of the internet but without Alain it would still lack accessibility on the forefront.
@Leotique
@Leotique 4 жыл бұрын
yeah especially with The School Of Life
@joyce7550
@joyce7550 5 жыл бұрын
He is my favorite modern philosopher now. Not too serious despite his serious chosen subjects. Recently, I am listening to Jordan Peterson and for my break, I go back to Alain de Button.
@aaronkeogh
@aaronkeogh 15 жыл бұрын
I think that this is probably the best TED talk I have heard so far. I like this quite from Yvon Chouinard, (The founded or Patagonia), "You learn that what's important is how you got their, not what you've accomplished".
@urbinamdm
@urbinamdm 7 жыл бұрын
Love it. Lighthearted and great insights, A rare message these days, and because of that, very timely indeed.
@v.dargain1678
@v.dargain1678 4 жыл бұрын
Lighthearted and not authoritative . Nice
@xiongluong
@xiongluong 8 жыл бұрын
Never gets old this talk.
@owenlee9474
@owenlee9474 4 жыл бұрын
Right so you are.
@hananqaddah7760
@hananqaddah7760 2 жыл бұрын
I keep going back to this talk.. so beautifully said, hilarious too 😂
@isameier9633
@isameier9633 Жыл бұрын
I love Alain de Botton. He's such a great enrichement for the society!
@Nonoyawns
@Nonoyawns 14 жыл бұрын
He is a fantastic speaker! His series of shows "Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness" were great as well! Alain de Bottom has potential as a great popularizer of philosophy.
@nabieladrian
@nabieladrian 4 жыл бұрын
He really lives far beyond the time, ultimately great man
@cointreasurehunt1319
@cointreasurehunt1319 5 жыл бұрын
A class act. A man who cares and helps people, (who listen) live happier, and emotionally healthier lives.
@yurojuan
@yurojuan 4 жыл бұрын
He undestands life more than any other wealthy man out there. Now that is true wisdom, and the peace that comes with it is priceless.
@sudhindrak
@sudhindrak 10 жыл бұрын
That accent.. man. that accent is perhaps what God speaks in. That Brit accent is the most beautiful thing in this world after music.
@MrChandanc9
@MrChandanc9 10 жыл бұрын
ha ha !! these people don't speak they sing :)
@Jmndmb32
@Jmndmb32 7 жыл бұрын
sudhindra srinivas His accent is also heavily influenced by the German language.
@nixances9894
@nixances9894 6 жыл бұрын
Try british music
@bink865
@bink865 5 жыл бұрын
It's a posh British accent. We don't all talk like that. He is a good egg
@htaylorja
@htaylorja 5 жыл бұрын
Lolololol i really couldnt help myself with your delivery of how you wanted to express your awe of his accent. And its hilarious but i get you, however the funny thing is the Almighty accent may be a bit older than the English accent or dialect even though he understands all and can communicate all and reaches us deeper than a vocal range. Just a thought. Great delivery though.
@Paseosinperro
@Paseosinperro 13 жыл бұрын
I think the idea of success is insane in itself, specially the meaning it has nowdays
@earcandy
@earcandy 15 жыл бұрын
Alain, you nailed it. THANKS for your speech.
@amnesiacradar
@amnesiacradar 13 жыл бұрын
Excellent. I've read from Essays In Love to Consolations of Philosophy and they are some of my favourite books.
@keysersoze4322
@keysersoze4322 6 жыл бұрын
Smashing talk old chap.
@metroexokitt4416
@metroexokitt4416 6 жыл бұрын
I feel always im a "loser" so this was a great speech to me!
@nicholaserickson4233
@nicholaserickson4233 7 ай бұрын
Great message, slowed it down to .75 and made it much more relaxing for me. He whizzed through that at times.
@notjustxavier
@notjustxavier 7 жыл бұрын
One of the best I've seen in quite a few time.
@yuhanhe2583
@yuhanhe2583 7 жыл бұрын
He is simply great
@AyaKoren717
@AyaKoren717 6 жыл бұрын
I love this person so much ❤️
@Waterskilakeaustin
@Waterskilakeaustin 5 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Great communication! Great perception! Continued success! Great full!
@4pedos
@4pedos 4 жыл бұрын
wow, that was truly impressive, straight to the point! I should have discovered this talk ten years ago, as it was published, but what the heck, now is soon enough...
@Amina088
@Amina088 7 жыл бұрын
Having listened to most of the recent videos of School of Life, I am surprised why I have just discovered this TED Talk. Although the content is nothing new to the current me, his calming voice makes his messages so kind and assuring. One day, I, too, want to become a splendid speaker like him. :)
@sl1pg8r
@sl1pg8r 11 жыл бұрын
I believe that Reggie Watts may have taken this fine man as an example for his act when he channels the British intellectual character.
@extensionsorbit7727
@extensionsorbit7727 3 жыл бұрын
Can you link to the video?
@syahmiaiman2470
@syahmiaiman2470 Жыл бұрын
​@extensionsorbit7727
@knockitdown20
@knockitdown20 6 жыл бұрын
Love it. He's a great mind that's able to distill true wisdom. He looks through the ages of human existence beyond just our era. And he's able to recognise true wisdom even though he's not religious
@chamarasajith6395
@chamarasajith6395 2 жыл бұрын
this man is golden!This guy spoke out my mind
@architettoleonardorusso
@architettoleonardorusso 6 жыл бұрын
The most important thing is to have a garage. needless to hope without this
@user-ck7hi6wc8g
@user-ck7hi6wc8g 6 жыл бұрын
I'm writing highlights in Arabic. اهم النقاط التي استفدتها هنا فلسفة لطيفة عن النجاح. هناك علاقة بين المجتمعات التي تقنعك بأنك قادر على فعل اي شيء وبين تفشي ثقة النفس المتدنية بين أفرادها. قيمة الشخص الحقيقة لا يمكن ان تستشف من بطاقة أعماله فقط في الفشل، نحن لا نخشى فقدان المال او المهنة، احيانا نخشى حكم الآخرين علينا عندما فقدنا عبادة الخالق او الكون، واتجهنا لعبادة الخلق وأنفسنا. فقدنا المتنفس الذي يأخذنا من أنفسنا و من الخلق والتنافس والدراما المرتبطة بهم. انت لا تستطيع ان تكون ناجحا في كافة المجالات، هذا هراء. اي رؤية للنجاح يجب ان تعترف بمواطن خسارتها. تاكد من ان فكرة النجاح تنبع من ذاتك وليست مستقاة من خارجها، بأن يملى عليك ما يجب ان تفعل وتكون
@afshanhameed203
@afshanhameed203 5 жыл бұрын
and now it's somehow scary to some people!!
@salwayousef8212
@salwayousef8212 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks شكرا
@marwazein7283
@marwazein7283 4 жыл бұрын
شكرا لمجهودك فكرة جميلة ترجمة المحتوي للعربية.
@user-ck7hi6wc8g
@user-ck7hi6wc8g 4 жыл бұрын
@@marwazein7283 العفو، شكرا للطفك
@juliane1mota
@juliane1mota 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!! It is so good to listen to bright people!!
@manishkapgate881
@manishkapgate881 9 жыл бұрын
Amazing insights into idea of success, great TED Talk.
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