Gaffe-focused journalism: revenge of intelligent people who know true evils are out there but lack the access/time to get to them.
Alain de BottonWork finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.
Alain de BottonWhat kills us isn't one big thing, but thousands of tiny obligations we can't turn down for fear of disappointing others.
Alain de BottonThe challenge for a human now is to be more interesting to another than his or her smartphone.
Alain de BottonIt seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.
Alain de Botton