How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton (#118)

How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton (#118)

“We’re not very good at understanding what it is that we really want. We’re extremely prone to latch onto suggestions from the outside world.” – Alain de Botton Alain de Botton (@alaindebotton) is many things, but I think of him as a rare breed of practical philosopher. In 1997, he turned away from writing novels and instead …