Writer. Founder, The School of Life. Author, The Architecture of Happiness.
Believes there are 10 things you can do to become a better person including to be more resilient, empathetic, and patient. (video)
Thinks you’ll most likely marry the wrong person because we have no clue who we’d be compatible with. (video)
“Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone – and finding that that’s ok with them.”
Believes every good idea should go through the process of becoming a brand because brands rescue things from individualism.
Thinks all weaknesses are the shadow side of strengths and that every strength brings with it a weakness. (video)
“Anyone who isn’t embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough.”
Suggests comedy matters because it’s a medicine against despair and helps us feel defiant against the darkest things in our lives. (video)
Thinks pessimism can be useful because it prepares you for the worst, reduces the tension of expectations, protects you from disappointment. (video)
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