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On Confidence

By: The School of Life, Alain de Botton
Narrated by: Alain de Botton
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A thought-provoking essay that teaches us that confidence is not a gift from the gods, but a skill that can be learned.

We spend vast amounts of time acquiring confidence in narrow technical fields: quadratic equations or bioengineering; economics or pole vaulting. But we overlook the primordial need to acquire a more free-ranging variety of confidence - one that can serve us across a range of tasks: speaking to strangers at parties, asking someone to marry us, suggesting a fellow passenger turn down their music, changing the world.

This is a guidebook to confidence, why we lack it and how we can acquire more of it in our lives. On Confidence walks us gently and wryly around the key issues that stop us from making more of our potential.

©2020 The School of Life (P)2020 The School of Life Communication & Social Skills Consciousness & Thought Personal Development Personal Success Philosophy Self-Esteem
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So true but also non-existent in people. Love author’s approach. So real. Loved it!

Love authors logic.

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Alain always has a wonderful perspective. Makes you think twice. That’s what I needed right now. Xx

A other gem from Alain de Boton

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Irritating that he needlessly constantly quotes historical figures. One gets the impression he’s showing off.

Constant need to mention obscure historical figures.

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it was ok, but I couldn't help but feel like I was listening to someone like David Attenborough give a history lesson on confidence. It didn't really teach me anything, just confirmed what I already know

David Attenborough history of confidence

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