Alain De Botton: Success Is Driven By Unhappiness | Why Are You More Successful Than Me?
70K views · Jul 2, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@MaryaM.Haddad · 2 months ago
Above all, this conversation taught me how to handle interruptions with grace.
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@loppan4534 · 2 months ago (edited)
Alain is my favorite ❤️. But I would prefer if the host didn’t interrupt as much
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@rct4971 · 2 months ago
The host and his big gob were terrible. It’s a testament to Alain’s patience, manners and good grace that he did not walk out.
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@theoxfordphd · 1 month ago
I actually liked the back and forth and banter, it was like a normal fun conversation between friends rather than a monologue by the guest! Podcasts can have different vibes, people!
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@Iloveyoursoul · 2 months ago
WHY are you interrupting Alain constantly? Couldn't get through even 10 mins because you kept interrupting him.
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@HelloKit8 · 2 months ago
For God sake, let him speak?
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@brandwaynj · 1 month ago (edited)
"Why are we trying to kill each other, when it is so unlikely that we ever existed." ⚡⚡⚡
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@katerinadehning1685 · 2 months ago
Love Alain, too bad the interviewer is so annoying.
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@PathwayToLight_10 · 2 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGt5X8QppnM&t=1252">20:52</a>: "Everybody gives us a slightly different sense of who we are and it's based on how much room they've got for our complexities." -Alain De Botton, so good!
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@justinglinka11700 · 1 month ago
A great conversation! You can feel that the gentlemen know each other. They talk about serious matters and it goes on as if it were a casual conversation. I like it.
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@Prolific211 · 1 month ago
When I feel sad I listen to him❤
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@sarahs3619 · 2 months ago
The host talks way too much and constantly interrupts. Made it hard to listen.
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