Dave's Library

Dave's Library

#values #happiness
Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?
Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?
Within each of us are two selves, suggests David Brooks in this meditative short talk: the self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who seeks connection, community, love -- the values that make for a great eulogy. (Joseph Soloveitchik has called these selves "Adam I" and "Adam II.") Brooks asks: Can we balance these two selves?
·ted.com·
Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?